#AEADBB Dark Gray

rgb(174, 173, 187)

Color conversions

HEX
#AEADBB
RGB
rgb(174, 173, 187)
RGBA
rgba(174, 173, 187, 1)
HSL
hsl(244, 9%, 71%)
HSV / HSB
hsv(244, 7%, 73%)
CMYK
cmyk(7%, 7%, 0%, 27%)

Wide-gamut spaces

XYZ
xyz(41.367, 42.474, 53.023)
LAB
lab(71.2 3.07 -7.01)
LCH
lch(71.2 7.65 293.65)
OKLAB
oklab(75.28% 0.0065 -0.0188)
OKLCH
oklch(75.28% 0.0199 289.2)
Nearest name
Dark Gray

Shades, tints and tones

Shades

#9E9DAA#8E8E99#7F7E88#6F6E77#5F5E66#4F4F55#3F3F44#2F2F33#201F22#101011

Tints

#B5B4C1#BDBCC7#C4C3CE#CBCBD4#D3D2DA#DADAE0#E2E1E6#E9E9EC#F0F0F3#F8F8F9

Tones

#AAA9B6#A6A5B0#A1A1AB#9D9DA6#9999A0#95949B#919095#8D8C90#88888B#848485

Color harmonies

Complementary

#AEADBB#BABBAD

The hue directly opposite on the color wheel. Maximum contrast, ideal for a single accent against a dominant brand color.

Analogous

#ADBABB#ADB3BB#AEADBB#B5ADBB#BBADBA

Neighbouring hues that share a temperature. The safest harmony for calm, cohesive interfaces.

Triadic

#AEADBB#BBAEAD#ADBBAE

Three hues evenly spaced 120 degrees apart. Vibrant and balanced — use one as dominant and the other two sparingly.

Split Complementary

#AEADBB#BBB5AD#B3BBAD

The complement split into two adjacent hues. Nearly the contrast of complementary with noticeably less tension.

Square (Tetradic)

#AEADBB#BBADB3#BABBAD#ADBBB5

Four hues at 90-degree intervals. A rich set for illustration, data visualisation, and category coding.

Rectangle (Tetradic)

#AEADBB#BBADBA#BABBAD#ADBBAE

Two complementary pairs offset by 60 degrees. Gives two warm and two cool options in one system.

Monochromatic

#FFFFFF#DADAE0#AEADBB#828096#5B596C

A single hue across five lightness levels. The foundation of most UI scales and the most accessible starting point.

Similar colors

Closest matches

#8F8F92#8A8A96#87869B#86829F#857DA3#A1A1A3#9D9DA7#9B99AB#9996AF#9992B2#C5C5C7#C3C3C9

Opacity variations

#aeadbb1a

#aeadbb33

#aeadbb4d

#aeadbb66

#aeadbb80

#aeadbb99

#aeadbbb3

#aeadbbcc

#aeadbbe6

#aeadbbff

Accessibility and contrast

On white

2.21:1

Body text Fail · Large text Fail

On black

9.49:1

Body text AAA · Large text AA

White-on-color contrast is 2.21:1.

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: #aeadbb;
  --color-dark-gray-rgb: 174 173 187;
  --color-dark-gray-hsl: 244 9% 71%;
  --color-dark-gray-oklch: 75.28% 0.0199 289.2;
}

.element {
  color: #aeadbb;
  background-color: hsl(244, 9%, 71%);
  border: 1px solid rgb(174 173 187 / 40%);
}

SCSS

$dark-gray: #aeadbb;
$dark-gray-light: #d7d6dd;
$dark-gray-dark: #57575e;

.element {
  color: $dark-gray;
  background: rgba($dark-gray, 0.12);

  &:hover {
    color: darken($dark-gray, 8%);
  }
}

LESS

@dark-gray: #aeadbb;
@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: #efeff1;
  --color-dark-gray-100: #e7e6eb;
  --color-dark-gray-200: #dfdee4;
  --color-dark-gray-300: #ceced6;
  --color-dark-gray-400: #bebdc9;
  --color-dark-gray-500: #aeadbb;
  --color-dark-gray-600: #9d9ca8;
  --color-dark-gray-700: #7a7983;
  --color-dark-gray-800: #57575e;
  --color-dark-gray-900: #343438;
}

/* Usage */
<div class="bg-dark-gray-500 text-dark-gray-50 ring-dark-gray-600" />

/* Arbitrary value, no config needed */
<div class="bg-[#aeadbb]" />

Bootstrap

// Bootstrap 5 — _variables.scss (before importing bootstrap)
$dark-gray: #aeadbb;
$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(0xFFAEADBB);

// As a MaterialColor swatch
const MaterialColor darkGraySwatch = MaterialColor(0xFFAEADBB, <int, Color>{
  50: Color(0xFFEFEFF1),
  100: Color(0xFFE7E6EB),
  200: Color(0xFFDFDEE4),
  300: Color(0xFFCECED6),
  400: Color(0xFFBEBDC9),
  500: Color(0xFFAEADBB),
  600: Color(0xFF9D9CA8),
  700: Color(0xFF7A7983),
  800: Color(0xFF57575E),
  900: Color(0xFF343438),
});

Swift / SwiftUI

import SwiftUI

extension Color {
    /// #aeadbb — Dark Gray
    static let darkGray = Color(
        red: 0.6824,
        green: 0.6784,
        blue: 0.7333
    )
}

// UIKit
extension UIColor {
    static let darkGray = UIColor(
        red: 0.6824,
        green: 0.6784,
        blue: 0.7333,
        alpha: 1.0
    )
}

Android

<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<resources>
    <color name="dark_gray">#AEADBB</color>
    <color name="dark_gray_translucent">#80AEADBB</color>
</resources>

<!-- Jetpack Compose -->
val DarkGray = Color(0xFFAEADBB)

JavaScript

export const DARK_GRAY = {
  hex: "#aeadbb",
  rgb: [174, 173, 187],
  hsl: [244, 9, 71],
  oklch: "oklch(75.28% 0.0199 289.2)",
};

JSON tokens

{
  "$schema": "https://design-tokens.org/schema.json",
  "dark-gray": {
    "$type": "color",
    "$value": "#aeadbb",
    "$description": "Dark Gray — generated by ColorVerse AI"
  }
}