#AEABAB Dark Gray
rgb(174, 171, 171)
Color conversions
- HEX
- #AEABAB
- RGB
- rgb(174, 171, 171)
- RGBA
- rgba(174, 171, 171, 1)
- HSL
- hsl(0, 2%, 68%)
- HSV / HSB
- hsv(0, 2%, 68%)
- CMYK
- cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 32%)
Wide-gamut spaces
- XYZ
- xyz(39.368, 41.065, 44.373)
- LAB
- lab(70.22 1.07 0.38)
- LCH
- lch(70.22 1.13 19.51)
- OKLAB
- oklab(74.37% 0.0033 0.001)
- OKLCH
- oklch(74.37% 0.0034 17.23)
- Nearest name
- Dark Gray
Shades, tints and tones
Color harmonies
The hue directly opposite on the color wheel. Maximum contrast, ideal for a single accent against a dominant brand color.
Neighbouring hues that share a temperature. The safest harmony for calm, cohesive interfaces.
Three hues evenly spaced 120 degrees apart. Vibrant and balanced — use one as dominant and the other two sparingly.
The complement split into two adjacent hues. Nearly the contrast of complementary with noticeably less tension.
Four hues at 90-degree intervals. A rich set for illustration, data visualisation, and category coding.
Two complementary pairs offset by 60 degrees. Gives two warm and two cool options in one system.
Similar colors
Opacity variations
#aeabab1a
#aeabab33
#aeabab4d
#aeabab66
#aeabab80
#aeabab99
#aeababb3
#aeababcc
#aeababe6
#aeababff
Accessibility and contrast
On white
2.28:1
Body text Fail · Large text Fail
On black
9.21:1
Body text AAA · Large text AA
White-on-color contrast is 2.28:1.
Color blindness preview
Protanopia
No red cones — ~1% of men
Protanomaly
Reduced red sensitivity — ~1% of men
Deuteranopia
No green cones — ~1% of men
Deuteranomaly
Reduced green sensitivity — ~5% of men
Tritanopia
No blue cones — very rare
Tritanomaly
Reduced blue sensitivity — very rare
Achromatopsia
No color perception — ~1 in 30,000
Achromatomaly
Partial color perception — rare
Meaning, psychology and brand usage
The structural colour every interface actually runs on
Neutral grays carry no emotional charge, which is precisely their value: they let content and brand colour do the signalling. Their temperature matters more than designers expect — a cool gray beside a warm brand colour reads as a mistake.
Neutrality, professionalism, and precision. Overuse reads as noncommittal or unfinished.
Payne's gray, mixed rather than mined, became the painter's shortcut for atmospheric shadow. Swiss modernism turned systematic gray scales into a design methodology.
Build a full gray ramp before choosing a brand colour. Match the gray's temperature to the brand hue and reserve the darkest steps for type rather than large fills.
Common industries: Enterprise, Architecture, Automotive, Consulting, Hardware. Pairs well with a single saturated accent, warm white for text surfaces, near-black for hierarchy.
Code exports
CSS
:root {
--color-dark-gray: #aeabab;
--color-dark-gray-rgb: 174 171 171;
--color-dark-gray-hsl: 0 2% 68%;
--color-dark-gray-oklch: 74.37% 0.0034 17.23;
}
.element {
color: #aeabab;
background-color: hsl(0, 2%, 68%);
border: 1px solid rgb(174 171 171 / 40%);
}SCSS
$dark-gray: #aeabab;
$dark-gray-light: #d7d5d5;
$dark-gray-dark: #575656;
.element {
color: $dark-gray;
background: rgba($dark-gray, 0.12);
&:hover {
color: darken($dark-gray, 8%);
}
}LESS
@dark-gray: #aeabab;
@dark-gray-light: lighten(@dark-gray, 12%);
@dark-gray-dark: darken(@dark-gray, 12%);
.element {
color: @dark-gray;
background: fade(@dark-gray, 12%);
}Tailwind CSS
/* Tailwind v4 — src/styles.css */
@theme {
--color-dark-gray-50: #efeeee;
--color-dark-gray-100: #e7e6e6;
--color-dark-gray-200: #dfdddd;
--color-dark-gray-300: #cecdcd;
--color-dark-gray-400: #bebcbc;
--color-dark-gray-500: #aeabab;
--color-dark-gray-600: #9d9a9a;
--color-dark-gray-700: #7a7878;
--color-dark-gray-800: #575656;
--color-dark-gray-900: #343333;
}
/* Usage */
<div class="bg-dark-gray-500 text-dark-gray-50 ring-dark-gray-600" />
/* Arbitrary value, no config needed */
<div class="bg-[#aeabab]" />Bootstrap
// Bootstrap 5 — _variables.scss (before importing bootstrap)
$dark-gray: #aeabab;
$primary: $dark-gray;
$theme-colors: map-merge($theme-colors, (
"dark-gray": $dark-gray
));
// Generates .text-dark-gray, .bg-dark-gray, .btn-dark-gray
@import "bootstrap/scss/bootstrap";Flutter
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const Color darkGray = Color(0xFFAEABAB);
// As a MaterialColor swatch
const MaterialColor darkGraySwatch = MaterialColor(0xFFAEABAB, <int, Color>{
50: Color(0xFFEFEEEE),
100: Color(0xFFE7E6E6),
200: Color(0xFFDFDDDD),
300: Color(0xFFCECDCD),
400: Color(0xFFBEBCBC),
500: Color(0xFFAEABAB),
600: Color(0xFF9D9A9A),
700: Color(0xFF7A7878),
800: Color(0xFF575656),
900: Color(0xFF343333),
});Swift / SwiftUI
import SwiftUI
extension Color {
/// #aeabab — Dark Gray
static let darkGray = Color(
red: 0.6824,
green: 0.6706,
blue: 0.6706
)
}
// UIKit
extension UIColor {
static let darkGray = UIColor(
red: 0.6824,
green: 0.6706,
blue: 0.6706,
alpha: 1.0
)
}Android
<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<resources>
<color name="dark_gray">#AEABAB</color>
<color name="dark_gray_translucent">#80AEABAB</color>
</resources>
<!-- Jetpack Compose -->
val DarkGray = Color(0xFFAEABAB)JavaScript
export const DARK_GRAY = {
hex: "#aeabab",
rgb: [174, 171, 171],
hsl: [0, 2, 68],
oklch: "oklch(74.37% 0.0034 17.23)",
};JSON tokens
{
"$schema": "https://design-tokens.org/schema.json",
"dark-gray": {
"$type": "color",
"$value": "#aeabab",
"$description": "Dark Gray — generated by ColorVerse AI"
}
}