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#9AA2AC

#9aa2ac ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9aa2ac is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.39% red, 63.53% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.47% cyan, 5.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 213.33°, with 9.78% saturation and 63.92% 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 8.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.97.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3569

Complementary

  1. #9aa2ac
  2. #aca49a

Split complementary

  1. #9aa2ac
  2. #ac9b9a
  3. #abac9a

Analogous

  1. #9aabac
  2. #9aa2ac
  3. #9b9aac

Triadic

  1. #9aa2ac
  2. #ac9aa2
  3. #a2ac9a

Tetradic

  1. #9aa2ac
  2. #a49aac
  3. #aca49a
  4. #a2ac9a

Square

  1. #9aa2ac
  2. #ac9aab
  3. #aca49a
  4. #9aac9b

Monochromatic

  1. #4e565f
  2. #717b89
  3. #9aa2ac
  4. #c4c9cf
  5. #eeeff1

Shades

#9aa2ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9aa2ac
  2. #8b929b
  3. #7b828a
  4. #6c7178
  5. #5c6167
  6. #4d5156
  7. #3e4145
  8. #2e3134
  9. #1f2022
  10. #0f1011
  11. #000000

Tints

#9aa2ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9aa2ac
  2. #a4abb4
  3. #aeb5bd
  4. #b8bec5
  5. #c2c7cd
  6. #cdd1d6
  7. #d7dade
  8. #e1e3e6
  9. #ebecee
  10. #f5f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9aa2ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9aa2ac
  2. #979fa8
  3. #959ba3
  4. #92989f
  5. #90949a
  6. #8d9196
  7. #8a8e92
  8. #888a8d
  9. #858789
  10. #838384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ea1a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fa2ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9da0ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #96a4a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9da2ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ca1ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #98a3a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9aa2ac {
  color: #9aa2ac;
}
Background
.bg-9aa2ac {
  background-color: #9aa2ac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9aa2ac {
  border: 2px solid #9aa2ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9aa2ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 154 162 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 10% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9aa2ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9aa2ac, #9b9aac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9aa2ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(154 162 172 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.97 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.97 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.72 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.78 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.78 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.98 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.23 #655d53 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#9aa2ac  rgb(154, 162, 172)  hsl(213, 10%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#aca49a  rgb(172, 164, 154)  hsl(33, 10%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#ac9aa2  rgb(172, 154, 162)  hsl(333, 10%, 64%)  Rose Quartz
#a2ac9a  rgb(162, 172, 154)  hsl(93, 10%, 64%)  Ash Gray