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#99ACA0

#99aca0 ≈ Ash Gray

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#99aca0 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 67.45% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.98% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 142.11°, with 10.27% saturation and 63.73% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 6.28.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3882

Complementary

  1. #99aca0
  2. #ac99a5

Split complementary

  1. #99aca0
  2. #aa99ac
  3. #ac999c

Analogous

  1. #9cac99
  2. #99aca0
  3. #99acaa

Triadic

  1. #99aca0
  2. #a099ac
  3. #aca099

Tetradic

  1. #99aca0
  2. #99a5ac
  3. #ac99a5
  4. #aca099

Square

  1. #99aca0
  2. #999cac
  3. #ac99a5
  4. #acaa99

Monochromatic

  1. #4d5f54
  2. #6f8979
  3. #99aca0
  4. #c3cec7
  5. #edf1ef

Shades

#99aca0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99aca0
  2. #8a9b90
  3. #7a8a80
  4. #6b7870
  5. #5c6760
  6. #4d5650
  7. #3d4540
  8. #2e3430
  9. #1f2220
  10. #0f1110
  11. #000000

Tints

#99aca0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99aca0
  2. #a3b4aa
  3. #adbdb3
  4. #b8c5bd
  5. #c2cdc6
  6. #ccd6d0
  7. #d6ded9
  8. #e0e6e3
  9. #ebeeec
  10. #f5f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99aca0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99aca0
  2. #97a89d
  3. #94a39a
  4. #929f96
  5. #8f9a93
  6. #8d9690
  7. #8a928d
  8. #888d8a
  9. #858986
  10. #838483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2a9a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aca99f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8a6a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #96aca8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5aaa0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2a9a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #97aca5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99aca0 {
  color: #99aca0;
}
Background
.bg-99aca0 {
  background-color: #99aca0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99aca0 {
  border: 2px solid #99aca0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99aca0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 172 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 142 10% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99aca0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99aca0, #99acaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99aca0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 172 160 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.28 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.84 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.67 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.67 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 11.94 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 12.35 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 12.60 #66535f Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#99aca0  rgb(153, 172, 160)  hsl(142, 10%, 64%)  Ash Gray
#ac99a5  rgb(172, 153, 165)  hsl(322, 10%, 64%)  Rose Quartz
#a099ac  rgb(160, 153, 172)  hsl(262, 10%, 64%)  Rose Quartz
#aca099  rgb(172, 160, 153)  hsl(22, 10%, 64%)  Dark Gray