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#A0A09E

#a0a09e ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a0a09e 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, 62.75% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.25% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 1.04% saturation and 62.35% 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 8.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.96.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3508

Complementary

  1. #a0a09e
  2. #9e9ea0

Split complementary

  1. #a0a09e
  2. #9e9fa0
  3. #9f9ea0

Analogous

  1. #a09f9e
  2. #a0a09e
  3. #9fa09e

Triadic

  1. #a0a09e
  2. #9ea0a0
  3. #a09ea0

Tetradic

  1. #a0a09e
  2. #9ea09e
  3. #9e9ea0
  4. #a09ea0

Square

  1. #a0a09e
  2. #9ea09f
  3. #9e9ea0
  4. #a09e9f

Monochromatic

  1. #535352
  2. #7a7a77
  3. #a0a09e
  4. #c6c6c5
  5. #ececeb

Shades

#a0a09e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a0a09e
  2. #90908e
  3. #80807e
  4. #70706f
  5. #60605f
  6. #50504f
  7. #40403f
  8. #30302f
  9. #202020
  10. #101010
  11. #000000

Tints

#a0a09e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a0a09e
  2. #aaaaa8
  3. #b3b3b1
  4. #bdbdbb
  5. #c6c6c5
  6. #d0d0cf
  7. #d9d9d8
  8. #e3e3e2
  9. #ececec
  10. #f6f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a0a09e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a0a09e
  2. #9d9d9b
  3. #9a9a98
  4. #969695
  5. #939392
  6. #90908f
  7. #8d8d8c
  8. #8a8a89
  9. #868686
  10. #838383
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0a09f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0a09e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0a09e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0a09f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0a09e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0a09e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0a09f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a0a09e {
  color: #a0a09e;
}
Background
.bg-a0a09e {
  background-color: #a0a09e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a0a09e {
  border: 2px solid #a0a09e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a0a09e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 160 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 1% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a0a09e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a0a09e, #9fa09e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a0a09e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 160 158 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.96 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.96 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.08 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.37 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.90 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.32 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.86 #5f5f61 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a0a09e  rgb(160, 160, 158)  hsl(60, 1%, 62%)  Dark Gray
#9e9ea0  rgb(158, 158, 160)  hsl(240, 1%, 62%)  Dark Gray
#9ea0a0  rgb(158, 160, 160)  hsl(180, 1%, 62%)  Dark Gray
#a09ea0  rgb(160, 158, 160)  hsl(300, 1%, 62%)  Dark Gray