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#aaaead ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aaaead is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 68.24% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.57% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 165°, with 2.41% saturation and 67.45% 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 9.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.56.

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Relative luminance0.4184

Complementary

  1. #aaaead
  2. #aeaaab

Split complementary

  1. #aaaead
  2. #aeaaad
  3. #aeabaa

Analogous

  1. #aaaeab
  2. #aaaead
  3. #aaadae

Triadic

  1. #aaaead
  2. #adaaae
  3. #aeadaa

Tetradic

  1. #aaaead
  2. #aaabae
  3. #aeaaab
  4. #aeadaa

Square

  1. #aaaead
  2. #abaaae
  3. #aeaaab
  4. #adaeaa

Monochromatic

  1. #5d6261
  2. #838987
  3. #aaaead
  4. #d1d3d3
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#aaaead mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaaead
  2. #999d9c
  3. #888b8a
  4. #777a79
  5. #666868
  6. #555757
  7. #444645
  8. #333434
  9. #222323
  10. #111111
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaaead mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaaead
  2. #b3b6b5
  3. #bbbebd
  4. #c4c6c6
  5. #cccece
  6. #d5d7d6
  7. #dddfde
  8. #e6e7e6
  9. #eeefef
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaaead mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaaead
  2. #a6a9a9
  3. #a2a5a4
  4. #9da0a0
  5. #999c9b
  6. #959797
  7. #919292
  8. #8d8e8e
  9. #888989
  10. #848585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acadad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeadad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adadad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9aeae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acaead ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acadad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9aead ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaaead {
  color: #aaaead;
}
Background
.bg-aaaead {
  background-color: #aaaead;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaaead {
  border: 2px solid #aaaead;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaaead;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 174 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 165 2% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaaead {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaaead, #aaadae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaaead {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 174 173 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.56 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.56 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.60 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.80 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.59 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.05 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 10.05 #555152 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#aaaead  rgb(170, 174, 173)  hsl(165, 2%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#aeaaab  rgb(174, 170, 171)  hsl(345, 2%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#adaaae  rgb(173, 170, 174)  hsl(285, 2%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#aeadaa  rgb(174, 173, 170)  hsl(45, 2%, 67%)  Dark Gray