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#9FADA3

#9fada3 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9fada3 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 67.84% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.78% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 137.14°, with 7.87% saturation and 65.1% 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 8.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 4.95.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.399

Complementary

  1. #9fada3
  2. #ad9fa9

Split complementary

  1. #9fada3
  2. #aa9fad
  3. #ad9fa2

Analogous

  1. #a2ad9f
  2. #9fada3
  3. #9fadaa

Triadic

  1. #9fada3
  2. #a39fad
  3. #ada39f

Tetradic

  1. #9fada3
  2. #9fa9ad
  3. #ad9fa9
  4. #ada39f

Square

  1. #9fada3
  2. #9fa2ad
  3. #ad9fa9
  4. #adaa9f

Monochromatic

  1. #526156
  2. #768a7b
  3. #9fada3
  4. #c8d0cb
  5. #f2f3f2

Shades

#9fada3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fada3
  2. #8f9c93
  3. #7f8a82
  4. #6f7972
  5. #5f6862
  6. #505752
  7. #404541
  8. #303431
  9. #202321
  10. #101110
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fada3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fada3
  2. #a9b5ac
  3. #b2bdb5
  4. #bcc6bf
  5. #c5cec8
  6. #cfd6d1
  7. #d9deda
  8. #e2e6e3
  9. #ecefed
  10. #f5f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fada3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fada3
  2. #9ca9a0
  3. #99a49c
  4. #96a099
  5. #939b95
  6. #909792
  7. #8c928e
  8. #898e8b
  9. #868987
  10. #838584
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5aba7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adaba3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aaa9a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9dadaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8aca3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6aaa3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9eada7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fada3 {
  color: #9fada3;
}
Background
.bg-9fada3 {
  background-color: #9fada3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fada3 {
  border: 2px solid #9fada3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fada3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 173 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 137 8% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fada3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fada3, #9fadaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fada3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 173 163 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.95 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.99 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.70 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.70 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.66 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 11.38 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 13.41 #60525c Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#9fada3  rgb(159, 173, 163)  hsl(137, 8%, 65%)  Ash Gray
#ad9fa9  rgb(173, 159, 169)  hsl(317, 8%, 65%)  Rose Quartz
#a39fad  rgb(163, 159, 173)  hsl(257, 8%, 65%)  Rose Quartz
#ada39f  rgb(173, 163, 159)  hsl(17, 8%, 65%)  Dark Gray