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#aeb5aa ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aeb5aa 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, 70.98% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.87% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.08% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 98.18°, with 6.92% saturation and 68.82% 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 9.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 3.07.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4495

Complementary

  1. #aeb5aa
  2. #b1aab5

Split complementary

  1. #aeb5aa
  2. #abaab5
  3. #b5aab3

Analogous

  1. #b3b5aa
  2. #aeb5aa
  3. #aab5ab

Triadic

  1. #aeb5aa
  2. #aaaeb5
  3. #b5aaae

Tetradic

  1. #aeb5aa
  2. #aab5b1
  3. #b1aab5
  4. #b5aaae

Square

  1. #aeb5aa
  2. #aab3b5
  3. #b1aab5
  4. #b5abaa

Monochromatic

  1. #616a5c
  2. #879181
  3. #aeb5aa
  4. #d5d9d3
  5. #f5f6f4

Shades

#aeb5aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeb5aa
  2. #9da399
  3. #8b9188
  4. #7a7f77
  5. #686d66
  6. #575b55
  7. #464844
  8. #343633
  9. #232422
  10. #111211
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeb5aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeb5aa
  2. #b6bcb3
  3. #bec4bb
  4. #c6cbc4
  5. #ced3cc
  6. #d7dad5
  7. #dfe1dd
  8. #e7e9e6
  9. #eff0ee
  10. #f7f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeb5aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeb5aa
  2. #a9b0a6
  3. #a5aaa2
  4. #a0a59d
  5. #9ca099
  6. #979b95
  7. #929591
  8. #8e908d
  9. #898b88
  10. #858584
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1b4af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6b3a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5b3aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aeb4b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3b4aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2b4aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aeb4af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeb5aa {
  color: #aeb5aa;
}
Background
.bg-aeb5aa {
  background-color: #aeb5aa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeb5aa {
  border: 2px solid #aeb5aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeb5aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 181 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 98 7% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeb5aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeb5aa, #aab5ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeb5aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 181 170 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 3.07 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.49 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.49 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.75 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.80 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.76 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 10.76 #514a55 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#aeb5aa  rgb(174, 181, 170)  hsl(98, 7%, 69%)  Ash Gray
#b1aab5  rgb(177, 170, 181)  hsl(278, 7%, 69%)  Rose Quartz
#aaaeb5  rgb(170, 174, 181)  hsl(218, 7%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b5aaae  rgb(181, 170, 174)  hsl(338, 7%, 69%)  Silver Pink