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#AFAEB2

#afaeb2 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#afaeb2 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 68.24% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.69% cyan, 2.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 255°, with 2.53% saturation and 69.02% 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 9.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.87.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.426

Complementary

  1. #afaeb2
  2. #b1b2ae

Split complementary

  1. #afaeb2
  2. #b2b1ae
  3. #afb2ae

Analogous

  1. #aeafb2
  2. #afaeb2
  3. #b1aeb2

Triadic

  1. #afaeb2
  2. #b2afae
  3. #aeb2af

Tetradic

  1. #afaeb2
  2. #b2aeb1
  3. #b1b2ae
  4. #aeb2af

Square

  1. #afaeb2
  2. #b2aeaf
  3. #b1b2ae
  4. #aeb2b1

Monochromatic

  1. #626166
  2. #88878d
  3. #afaeb2
  4. #d6d5d7
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#afaeb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #afaeb2
  2. #9e9da0
  3. #8c8b8e
  4. #7b7a7d
  5. #69686b
  6. #585759
  7. #464647
  8. #353435
  9. #232324
  10. #121112
  11. #000000

Tints

#afaeb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #afaeb2
  2. #b7b6ba
  3. #bfbec1
  4. #c7c6c9
  5. #cfced1
  6. #d7d7d9
  7. #dfdfe0
  8. #e7e7e8
  9. #efeff0
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#afaeb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #afaeb2
  2. #aaa9ad
  3. #a6a5a8
  4. #a1a0a3
  5. #9c9c9e
  6. #989799
  7. #939294
  8. #8e8e8f
  9. #89898a
  10. #858585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afaeb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adafb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adaeb2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afafaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aeaeb2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeaeb2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afaeb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-afaeb2 {
  color: #afaeb2;
}
Background
.bg-afaeb2 {
  background-color: #afaeb2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-afaeb2 {
  border: 2px solid #afaeb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #afaeb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 174 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 3% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-afaeb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #afaeb2, #b1aeb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-afaeb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 174 178 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.87 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.87 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.29 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.94 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.69 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.69 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.39 #50514d Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#afaeb2  rgb(175, 174, 178)  hsl(255, 3%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b1b2ae  rgb(177, 178, 174)  hsl(75, 3%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b2afae  rgb(178, 175, 174)  hsl(15, 3%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#aeb2af  rgb(174, 178, 175)  hsl(135, 3%, 69%)  Dark Gray