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#A09FAC

#a09fac ≈ Cool Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a09fac is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 62.35% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.98% cyan, 7.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 244.62°, with 7.26% saturation and 64.9% 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 8.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 6.93.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3525

Complementary

  1. #a09fac
  2. #abac9f

Split complementary

  1. #a09fac
  2. #aca69f
  3. #a4ac9f

Analogous

  1. #9fa4ac
  2. #a09fac
  3. #a69fac

Triadic

  1. #a09fac
  2. #aca09f
  3. #9faca0

Tetradic

  1. #a09fac
  2. #ac9fab
  3. #abac9f
  4. #9faca0

Square

  1. #a09fac
  2. #ac9fa4
  3. #abac9f
  4. #9faca6

Monochromatic

  1. #54535f
  2. #777688
  3. #a09fac
  4. #c9c8cf
  5. #f1f1f3

Shades

#a09fac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a09fac
  2. #908f9b
  3. #807f8a
  4. #706f78
  5. #605f67
  6. #505056
  7. #404045
  8. #303034
  9. #202022
  10. #101011
  11. #000000

Tints

#a09fac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a09fac
  2. #aaa9b4
  3. #b3b2bd
  4. #bdbcc5
  5. #c6c5cd
  6. #d0cfd6
  7. #d9d9de
  8. #e3e2e6
  9. #ececee
  10. #f6f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a09fac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a09fac
  2. #9d9ca8
  3. #9a99a3
  4. #96969f
  5. #93939a
  6. #909096
  7. #8d8c92
  8. #8a898d
  9. #868689
  10. #838384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0a0a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ca0ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ca0ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ea1a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ea0ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ea0ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9fa0a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a09fac {
  color: #a09fac;
}
Background
.bg-a09fac {
  background-color: #a09fac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a09fac {
  border: 2px solid #a09fac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a09fac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 159 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 7% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a09fac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a09fac, #a69fac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a09fac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 159 172 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 6.93 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.22 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.22 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.48 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.09 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.20 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.61 #5f6053 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#a09fac  rgb(160, 159, 172)  hsl(245, 7%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#abac9f  rgb(171, 172, 159)  hsl(65, 7%, 65%)  Ash Gray
#aca09f  rgb(172, 160, 159)  hsl(5, 7%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#9faca0  rgb(159, 172, 160)  hsl(125, 7%, 65%)  Ash Gray