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#afafaf ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#afafaf 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, 68.63% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 68.63% 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 9.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 1.72.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4287

Complementary

  1. #afafaf
  2. #afafaf

Split complementary

  1. #afafaf
  2. #afafaf
  3. #afafaf

Analogous

  1. #afafaf
  2. #afafaf
  3. #afafaf

Triadic

  1. #afafaf
  2. #afafaf
  3. #afafaf

Tetradic

  1. #afafaf
  2. #afafaf
  3. #afafaf
  4. #afafaf

Square

  1. #afafaf
  2. #afafaf
  3. #afafaf
  4. #afafaf

Monochromatic

  1. #636363
  2. #898989
  3. #afafaf
  4. #d5d5d5
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#afafaf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #afafaf
  2. #9e9e9e
  3. #8c8c8c
  4. #7b7b7b
  5. #696969
  6. #585858
  7. #464646
  8. #353535
  9. #232323
  10. #121212
  11. #000000

Tints

#afafaf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #afafaf
  2. #b7b7b7
  3. #bfbfbf
  4. #c7c7c7
  5. #cfcfcf
  6. #d7d7d7
  7. #dfdfdf
  8. #e7e7e7
  9. #efefef
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#afafaf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #afafaf
  2. #aaaaaa
  3. #a6a6a6
  4. #a1a1a1
  5. #9c9c9c
  6. #989898
  7. #939393
  8. #8e8e8e
  9. #898989
  10. #858585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

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

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 1.72 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 1.72 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.58 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.34 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.25 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.25 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.57 #505050 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#afafaf  rgb(175, 175, 175)  hsl(0, 0%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#afafaf  rgb(175, 175, 175)  hsl(0, 0%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#afafaf  rgb(175, 175, 175)  hsl(0, 0%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#afafaf  rgb(175, 175, 175)  hsl(0, 0%, 69%)  Dark Gray