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#AEB3B3

#aeb3b3 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aeb3b3 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 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 180°, 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 9.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 3.59.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.4449

Complementary

  1. #aeb3b3
  2. #b3aeae

Split complementary

  1. #aeb3b3
  2. #b3aeb1
  3. #b3b1ae

Analogous

  1. #aeb3b1
  2. #aeb3b3
  3. #aeb1b3

Triadic

  1. #aeb3b3
  2. #b3aeb3
  3. #b3b3ae

Tetradic

  1. #aeb3b3
  2. #aeaeb3
  3. #b3aeae
  4. #b3b3ae

Square

  1. #aeb3b3
  2. #b1aeb3
  3. #b3aeae
  4. #b1b3ae

Monochromatic

  1. #616767
  2. #878e8e
  3. #aeb3b3
  4. #d5d8d8
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#aeb3b3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeb3b3
  2. #9da1a1
  3. #8b8f8f
  4. #7a7d7d
  5. #686b6b
  6. #575a5a
  7. #464848
  8. #343636
  9. #232424
  10. #111212
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeb3b3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeb3b3
  2. #b6bbbb
  3. #bec2c2
  4. #c6caca
  5. #ced1d1
  6. #d7d9d9
  7. #dfe1e1
  8. #e7e8e8
  9. #eff0f0
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeb3b3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeb3b3
  2. #a9aeae
  3. #a5a9a9
  4. #a0a4a4
  5. #9c9f9f
  6. #979a9a
  7. #929494
  8. #8e8f8f
  9. #898a8a
  10. #858585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0b2b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2b2b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1b2b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #adb3b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1b3b3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0b2b3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adb3b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeb3b3 {
  color: #aeb3b3;
}
Background
.bg-aeb3b3 {
  background-color: #aeb3b3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeb3b3 {
  border: 2px solid #aeb3b3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeb3b3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 179 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 3% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeb3b3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeb3b3, #aeb1b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeb3b3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 179 179 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.59 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.59 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.53 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.29 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.35 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.81 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.81 #514c4c Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#aeb3b3  rgb(174, 179, 179)  hsl(180, 3%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b3aeae  rgb(179, 174, 174)  hsl(0, 3%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b3aeb3  rgb(179, 174, 179)  hsl(300, 3%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b3b3ae  rgb(179, 179, 174)  hsl(60, 3%, 69%)  Dark Gray