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#98AAA2

#98aaa2 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#98aaa2 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 66.67% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 153.33°, with 9.57% saturation and 63.14% 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 8.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 6.36.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3803

Complementary

  1. #98aaa2
  2. #aa98a0

Split complementary

  1. #98aaa2
  2. #aa98a9
  3. #aa9998

Analogous

  1. #98aa99
  2. #98aaa2
  3. #98a9aa

Triadic

  1. #98aaa2
  2. #a298aa
  3. #aaa298

Tetradic

  1. #98aaa2
  2. #98a0aa
  3. #aa98a0
  4. #aaa298

Square

  1. #98aaa2
  2. #9998aa
  3. #aa98a0
  4. #a9aa98

Monochromatic

  1. #4c5d55
  2. #6f877c
  3. #98aaa2
  4. #c2cdc8
  5. #ecefee

Shades

#98aaa2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #98aaa2
  2. #899992
  3. #7a8882
  4. #6a7771
  5. #5b6661
  6. #4c5551
  7. #3d4441
  8. #2e3331
  9. #1e2220
  10. #0f1110
  11. #000000

Tints

#98aaa2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #98aaa2
  2. #a2b3ab
  3. #adbbb5
  4. #b7c4be
  5. #c1ccc7
  6. #ccd5d1
  7. #d6ddda
  8. #e0e6e3
  9. #eaeeec
  10. #f5f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#98aaa2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #98aaa2
  2. #96a69f
  3. #93a29b
  4. #919d98
  5. #8e9994
  6. #8c9591
  7. #8a918e
  8. #878d8a
  9. #858887
  10. #828483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0a7a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9a7a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6a5a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #95aaa8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2a8a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0a7a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #96aaa5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-98aaa2 {
  color: #98aaa2;
}
Background
.bg-98aaa2 {
  background-color: #98aaa2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-98aaa2 {
  border: 2px solid #98aaa2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #98aaa2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 170 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 153 10% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-98aaa2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #98aaa2, #98a9aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-98aaa2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 170 162 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.36 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.06 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.47 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.47 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 11.22 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 11.88 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 12.43 #67555d Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#98aaa2  rgb(152, 170, 162)  hsl(153, 10%, 63%)  Ash Gray
#aa98a0  rgb(170, 152, 160)  hsl(333, 10%, 63%)  Rose Quartz
#a298aa  rgb(162, 152, 170)  hsl(273, 10%, 63%)  Rose Quartz
#aaa298  rgb(170, 162, 152)  hsl(33, 10%, 63%)  Dark Gray