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#AEB4B1

#aeb4b1 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aeb4b1 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, 70.59% green and 69.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.67% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 150°, with 3.85% saturation and 69.41% 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 9.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 4.61.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4482

Complementary

  1. #aeb4b1
  2. #b4aeb1

Split complementary

  1. #aeb4b1
  2. #b4aeb4
  3. #b4aeae

Analogous

  1. #aeb4ae
  2. #aeb4b1
  3. #aeb4b4

Triadic

  1. #aeb4b1
  2. #b1aeb4
  3. #b4b1ae

Tetradic

  1. #aeb4b1
  2. #aeb1b4
  3. #b4aeb1
  4. #b4b1ae

Square

  1. #aeb4b1
  2. #aeaeb4
  3. #b4aeb1
  4. #b4b4ae

Monochromatic

  1. #616864
  2. #868f8b
  3. #aeb4b1
  4. #d6d9d7
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#aeb4b1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeb4b1
  2. #9da29f
  3. #8b908e
  4. #7a7e7c
  5. #686c6a
  6. #575a59
  7. #464847
  8. #343635
  9. #232423
  10. #111212
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeb4b1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeb4b1
  2. #b6bcb9
  3. #bec3c1
  4. #c6cbc8
  5. #ced2d0
  6. #d7dad8
  7. #dfe1e0
  8. #e7e9e8
  9. #eff0ef
  10. #f7f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeb4b1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeb4b1
  2. #a9afac
  3. #a5aaa7
  4. #a0a4a2
  5. #9c9f9d
  6. #979a99
  7. #929594
  8. #8e908f
  9. #898a8a
  10. #858585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1b3b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4b3b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3b2b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #adb4b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1b3b1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1b3b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adb4b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeb4b1 {
  color: #aeb4b1;
}
Background
.bg-aeb4b1 {
  background-color: #aeb4b1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeb4b1 {
  border: 2px solid #aeb4b1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeb4b1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 180 177;
  --color-primary-hsl: 150 4% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeb4b1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeb4b1, #aeb4b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeb4b1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 180 177 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.61 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.61 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.67 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.18 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.62 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.70 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.08 #514b4e Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#aeb4b1  rgb(174, 180, 177)  hsl(150, 4%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b4aeb1  rgb(180, 174, 177)  hsl(330, 4%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b1aeb4  rgb(177, 174, 180)  hsl(270, 4%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b4b1ae  rgb(180, 177, 174)  hsl(30, 4%, 69%)  Dark Gray