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#A0A29F

#a0a29f ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a0a29f 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, 63.53% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.23% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.85% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 100°, with 1.59% saturation and 62.94% 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 8.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 3.17.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3582

Complementary

  1. #a0a29f
  2. #a19fa2

Split complementary

  1. #a0a29f
  2. #9f9fa2
  3. #a29fa1

Analogous

  1. #a1a29f
  2. #a0a29f
  3. #9fa29f

Triadic

  1. #a0a29f
  2. #9fa0a2
  3. #a29fa0

Tetradic

  1. #a0a29f
  2. #9fa2a1
  3. #a19fa2
  4. #a29fa0

Square

  1. #a0a29f
  2. #9fa1a2
  3. #a19fa2
  4. #a29f9f

Monochromatic

  1. #545553
  2. #7a7c78
  3. #a0a29f
  4. #c6c8c6
  5. #ededed

Shades

#a0a29f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a0a29f
  2. #90928f
  3. #80827f
  4. #70716f
  5. #60615f
  6. #505150
  7. #404140
  8. #303130
  9. #202020
  10. #101010
  11. #000000

Tints

#a0a29f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a0a29f
  2. #aaaba9
  3. #b3b5b2
  4. #bdbebc
  5. #c6c7c5
  6. #d0d1cf
  7. #d9dad9
  8. #e3e3e2
  9. #ececec
  10. #f6f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a0a29f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a0a29f
  2. #9d9f9c
  3. #9a9b99
  4. #969896
  5. #939493
  6. #909190
  7. #8d8e8c
  8. #8a8a89
  9. #868786
  10. #838383
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1a2a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2a19f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2a19f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0a2a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1a29f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1a29f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0a2a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a0a29f {
  color: #a0a29f;
}
Background
.bg-a0a29f {
  background-color: #a0a29f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a0a29f {
  border: 2px solid #a0a29f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a0a29f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 162 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 100 2% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a0a29f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a0a29f, #9fa29f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a0a29f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 162 159 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.17 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.17 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.83 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.15 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.91 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 11.07 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.47 #5f5d60 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a0a29f  rgb(160, 162, 159)  hsl(100, 2%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a19fa2  rgb(161, 159, 162)  hsl(280, 2%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#9fa0a2  rgb(159, 160, 162)  hsl(220, 2%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a29fa0  rgb(162, 159, 160)  hsl(340, 2%, 63%)  Dark Gray