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#9DACA0

#9daca0 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9daca0 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.57% red, 67.45% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.98% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 132°, with 8.29% saturation and 64.51% 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 8.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 5.57.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3921

Complementary

  1. #9daca0
  2. #ac9da9

Split complementary

  1. #9daca0
  2. #a89dac
  3. #ac9da1

Analogous

  1. #a1ac9d
  2. #9daca0
  3. #9daca8

Triadic

  1. #9daca0
  2. #a09dac
  3. #aca09d

Tetradic

  1. #9daca0
  2. #9da9ac
  3. #ac9da9
  4. #aca09d

Square

  1. #9daca0
  2. #9da1ac
  3. #ac9da9
  4. #aca89d

Monochromatic

  1. #515f54
  2. #748978
  3. #9daca0
  4. #c6cfc8
  5. #f0f2f0

Shades

#9daca0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9daca0
  2. #8d9b90
  3. #7e8a80
  4. #6e7870
  5. #5e6760
  6. #4f5650
  7. #3f4540
  8. #2f3430
  9. #1f2220
  10. #101110
  11. #000000

Tints

#9daca0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9daca0
  2. #a7b4aa
  3. #b1bdb3
  4. #bac5bd
  5. #c4cdc6
  6. #ced6d0
  7. #d8ded9
  8. #e2e6e3
  9. #ebeeec
  10. #f5f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9daca0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9daca0
  2. #9aa89d
  3. #97a39a
  4. #949f96
  5. #919a93
  6. #8f9690
  7. #8c928d
  8. #898d8a
  9. #868986
  10. #838483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4aaa5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aca99f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9a7a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9baba8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6aaa0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5a9a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9caca5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9daca0 {
  color: #9daca0;
}
Background
.bg-9daca0 {
  background-color: #9daca0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9daca0 {
  border: 2px solid #9daca0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9daca0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 172 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 132 8% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9daca0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9daca0, #9daca8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9daca0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 172 160 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.57 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.27 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.56 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.56 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 11.59 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 12.30 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 12.59 #62535f Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#9daca0  rgb(157, 172, 160)  hsl(132, 8%, 65%)  Ash Gray
#ac9da9  rgb(172, 157, 169)  hsl(312, 8%, 65%)  Rose Quartz
#a09dac  rgb(160, 157, 172)  hsl(252, 8%, 65%)  Rose Quartz
#aca09d  rgb(172, 160, 157)  hsl(12, 8%, 65%)  Dark Gray