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#A0A2A3

#a0a2a3 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a0a2a3 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 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.84% cyan, 0.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 200°, with 1.6% saturation and 63.33% 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 8.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.43.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3596

Complementary

  1. #a0a2a3
  2. #a3a1a0

Split complementary

  1. #a0a2a3
  2. #a3a0a0
  3. #a3a2a0

Analogous

  1. #a0a3a2
  2. #a0a2a3
  3. #a0a0a3

Triadic

  1. #a0a2a3
  2. #a3a0a2
  3. #a2a3a0

Tetradic

  1. #a0a2a3
  2. #a1a0a3
  3. #a3a1a0
  4. #a2a3a0

Square

  1. #a0a2a3
  2. #a2a0a3
  3. #a3a1a0
  4. #a0a3a0

Monochromatic

  1. #545556
  2. #797c7d
  3. #a0a2a3
  4. #c7c8c9
  5. #eeeeee

Shades

#a0a2a3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a0a2a3
  2. #909293
  3. #808282
  4. #707172
  5. #606162
  6. #505152
  7. #404141
  8. #303131
  9. #202021
  10. #101010
  11. #000000

Tints

#a0a2a3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a0a2a3
  2. #aaabac
  3. #b3b5b5
  4. #bdbebf
  5. #c6c7c8
  6. #d0d1d1
  7. #d9dada
  8. #e3e3e3
  9. #ececed
  10. #f6f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a0a2a3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a0a2a3
  2. #9d9fa0
  3. #9a9b9c
  4. #969899
  5. #939495
  6. #909192
  7. #8d8e8e
  8. #8a8a8b
  9. #868787
  10. #838384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1a2a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1a2a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1a1a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9fa2a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1a2a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1a2a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0a2a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a0a2a3 {
  color: #a0a2a3;
}
Background
.bg-a0a2a3 {
  background-color: #a0a2a3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a0a2a3 {
  border: 2px solid #a0a2a3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a0a2a3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 162 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 2% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a0a2a3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a0a2a3, #a0a0a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a0a2a3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 162 163 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.43 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.43 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.53 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.08 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 10.23 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.25 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.39 #5f5d5c Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a0a2a3  rgb(160, 162, 163)  hsl(200, 2%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a3a1a0  rgb(163, 161, 160)  hsl(20, 2%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a3a0a2  rgb(163, 160, 162)  hsl(320, 2%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a2a3a0  rgb(162, 163, 160)  hsl(80, 2%, 63%)  Dark Gray