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#AEB4B8

#aeb4b8 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aeb4b8 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 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.43% cyan, 2.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 204°, with 6.58% saturation and 70.2% 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 10.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 4.25.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.451

Complementary

  1. #aeb4b8
  2. #b8b2ae

Split complementary

  1. #aeb4b8
  2. #b8aeaf
  3. #b8b7ae

Analogous

  1. #aeb8b7
  2. #aeb4b8
  3. #aeafb8

Triadic

  1. #aeb4b8
  2. #b8aeb4
  3. #b4b8ae

Tetradic

  1. #aeb4b8
  2. #b2aeb8
  3. #b8b2ae
  4. #b4b8ae

Square

  1. #aeb4b8
  2. #b7aeb8
  3. #b8b2ae
  4. #afb8ae

Monochromatic

  1. #60686d
  2. #858e94
  3. #aeb4b8
  4. #d7dadc
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#aeb4b8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeb4b8
  2. #9da2a6
  3. #8b9093
  4. #7a7e81
  5. #686c6e
  6. #575a5c
  7. #46484a
  8. #343637
  9. #232425
  10. #111212
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeb4b8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeb4b8
  2. #b6bcbf
  3. #bec3c6
  4. #c6cbcd
  5. #ced2d4
  6. #d7dadc
  7. #dfe1e3
  8. #e7e9ea
  9. #eff0f1
  10. #f7f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeb4b8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeb4b8
  2. #a9afb2
  3. #a5aaad
  4. #a0a4a7
  5. #9c9fa2
  6. #979a9c
  7. #929596
  8. #8e9091
  9. #898a8b
  10. #858586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1b3b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2b4b8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1b3b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #acb5b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1b4b8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0b3b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adb5b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeb4b8 {
  color: #aeb4b8;
}
Background
.bg-aeb4b8 {
  background-color: #aeb4b8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeb4b8 {
  border: 2px solid #aeb4b8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeb4b8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 180 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 7% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeb4b8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeb4b8, #aeafb8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeb4b8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 180 184 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.25 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.25 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.68 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.55 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.98 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.72 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.72 #514b47 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#aeb4b8  rgb(174, 180, 184)  hsl(204, 7%, 70%)  Dark Gray
#b8b2ae  rgb(184, 178, 174)  hsl(24, 7%, 70%)  Dark Gray
#b8aeb4  rgb(184, 174, 180)  hsl(324, 7%, 70%)  Silver Pink
#b4b8ae  rgb(180, 184, 174)  hsl(84, 7%, 70%)  Ash Gray