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#A0A3A2

#a0a3a2 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a0a3a2 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, 63.92% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.61% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 160°, 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 8.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.7.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3628

Complementary

  1. #a0a3a2
  2. #a3a0a1

Split complementary

  1. #a0a3a2
  2. #a3a0a2
  3. #a3a0a0

Analogous

  1. #a0a3a0
  2. #a0a3a2
  3. #a0a2a3

Triadic

  1. #a0a3a2
  2. #a2a0a3
  3. #a3a2a0

Tetradic

  1. #a0a3a2
  2. #a0a1a3
  3. #a3a0a1
  4. #a3a2a0

Square

  1. #a0a3a2
  2. #a0a0a3
  3. #a3a0a1
  4. #a2a3a0

Monochromatic

  1. #545655
  2. #797d7c
  3. #a0a3a2
  4. #c7c9c8
  5. #eeeeee

Shades

#a0a3a2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a0a3a2
  2. #909392
  3. #808282
  4. #707271
  5. #606261
  6. #505251
  7. #404141
  8. #303131
  9. #202120
  10. #101010
  11. #000000

Tints

#a0a3a2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a0a3a2
  2. #aaacab
  3. #b3b5b5
  4. #bdbfbe
  5. #c6c8c7
  6. #d0d1d1
  7. #d9dada
  8. #e3e3e3
  9. #ecedec
  10. #f6f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a0a3a2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a0a3a2
  2. #9da09f
  3. #9a9c9b
  4. #969998
  5. #939594
  6. #909291
  7. #8d8e8e
  8. #8a8b8a
  9. #868787
  10. #838483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1a3a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3a3a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2a2a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9fa3a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2a3a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1a2a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0a3a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a0a3a2 {
  color: #a0a3a2;
}
Background
.bg-a0a3a2 {
  background-color: #a0a3a2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a0a3a2 {
  border: 2px solid #a0a3a2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a0a3a2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 163 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 160 2% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a0a3a2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a0a3a2, #a0a2a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a0a3a2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 163 162 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.70 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.70 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.47 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.17 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.22 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 11.00 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.68 #5f5c5d Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a0a3a2  rgb(160, 163, 162)  hsl(160, 2%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a3a0a1  rgb(163, 160, 161)  hsl(340, 2%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a2a0a3  rgb(162, 160, 163)  hsl(280, 2%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a3a2a0  rgb(163, 162, 160)  hsl(40, 2%, 63%)  Dark Gray