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#99A799

#99a799 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#99a799 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 65.49% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.38% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.38% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 7.37% saturation and 62.75% 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 8.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 7.13.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3671

Complementary

  1. #99a799
  2. #a799a7

Split complementary

  1. #99a799
  2. #a099a7
  3. #a799a0

Analogous

  1. #a0a799
  2. #99a799
  3. #99a7a0

Triadic

  1. #99a799
  2. #9999a7
  3. #a79999

Tetradic

  1. #99a799
  2. #99a7a7
  3. #a799a7
  4. #a79999

Square

  1. #99a799
  2. #99a0a7
  3. #a799a7
  4. #a7a099

Monochromatic

  1. #4d5a4d
  2. #718371
  3. #99a799
  4. #c2cac2
  5. #ebeeeb

Shades

#99a799 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99a799
  2. #8a968a
  3. #7a867a
  4. #6b756b
  5. #5c645c
  6. #4d544d
  7. #3d433d
  8. #2e322e
  9. #1f211f
  10. #0f110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#99a799 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99a799
  2. #a3b0a3
  3. #adb9ad
  4. #b8c1b8
  5. #c2cac2
  6. #ccd3cc
  7. #d6dcd6
  8. #e0e5e0
  9. #ebedeb
  10. #f5f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99a799 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99a799
  2. #97a397
  3. #949f94
  4. #929b92
  5. #8f978f
  6. #8d948d
  7. #8a908a
  8. #888c88
  9. #858885
  10. #838483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fa59f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8a498 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5a39a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #98a6a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2a599 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0a499 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #98a69f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99a799 {
  color: #99a799;
}
Background
.bg-99a799 {
  background-color: #99a799;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99a799 {
  border: 2px solid #99a799;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99a799;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 167 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 7% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99a799 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99a799, #99a7a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99a799 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 167 153 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.13 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.88 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.04 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.04 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 11.52 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 12.49 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 12.73 #665866 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#99a799  rgb(153, 167, 153)  hsl(120, 7%, 63%)  Ash Gray
#a799a7  rgb(167, 153, 167)  hsl(300, 7%, 63%)  Rose Quartz
#9999a7  rgb(153, 153, 167)  hsl(240, 7%, 63%)  Cool Gray
#a79999  rgb(167, 153, 153)  hsl(0, 7%, 63%)  Silver Pink