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#AEB3B2

#aeb3b2 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aeb3b2 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 70.2% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.56% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 168°, with 3.18% saturation and 69.22% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 3.72.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4445

Complementary

  1. #aeb3b2
  2. #b3aeaf

Split complementary

  1. #aeb3b2
  2. #b3aeb2
  3. #b3b0ae

Analogous

  1. #aeb3b0
  2. #aeb3b2
  3. #aeb2b3

Triadic

  1. #aeb3b2
  2. #b2aeb3
  3. #b3b2ae

Tetradic

  1. #aeb3b2
  2. #aeafb3
  3. #b3aeaf
  4. #b3b2ae

Square

  1. #aeb3b2
  2. #b0aeb3
  3. #b3aeaf
  4. #b2b3ae

Monochromatic

  1. #616766
  2. #878e8c
  3. #aeb3b2
  4. #d5d8d8
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#aeb3b2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeb3b2
  2. #9da1a0
  3. #8b8f8e
  4. #7a7d7d
  5. #686b6b
  6. #575a59
  7. #464847
  8. #343635
  9. #232424
  10. #111212
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeb3b2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeb3b2
  2. #b6bbba
  3. #bec2c1
  4. #c6cac9
  5. #ced1d1
  6. #d7d9d9
  7. #dfe1e0
  8. #e7e8e8
  9. #eff0f0
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeb3b2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeb3b2
  2. #a9aead
  3. #a5a9a8
  4. #a0a4a3
  5. #9c9f9e
  6. #979a99
  7. #929494
  8. #8e8f8f
  9. #898a8a
  10. #858585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0b2b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2b2b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1b2b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #adb3b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1b3b2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0b2b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adb3b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeb3b2 {
  color: #aeb3b2;
}
Background
.bg-aeb3b2 {
  background-color: #aeb3b2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeb3b2 {
  border: 2px solid #aeb3b2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeb3b2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 179 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 168 3% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeb3b2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeb3b2, #aeb2b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeb3b2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 179 178 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.72 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.72 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.66 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.85 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.55 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.88 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.88 #514c4d Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#aeb3b2  rgb(174, 179, 178)  hsl(168, 3%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b3aeaf  rgb(179, 174, 175)  hsl(348, 3%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b2aeb3  rgb(178, 174, 179)  hsl(288, 3%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b3b2ae  rgb(179, 178, 174)  hsl(48, 3%, 69%)  Dark Gray