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#A0A595

#a0a595 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a0a595 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 64.71% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.03% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.7% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 78.75°, with 8.16% saturation and 61.57% 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 8.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 7.86.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3655

Complementary

  1. #a0a595
  2. #9a95a5

Split complementary

  1. #a0a595
  2. #9598a5
  3. #a295a5

Analogous

  1. #a5a295
  2. #a0a595
  3. #98a595

Triadic

  1. #a0a595
  2. #95a0a5
  3. #a595a0

Tetradic

  1. #a0a595
  2. #95a59a
  3. #9a95a5
  4. #a595a0

Square

  1. #a0a595
  2. #95a5a2
  3. #9a95a5
  4. #a59598

Monochromatic

  1. #53574a
  2. #7a806d
  3. #a0a595
  4. #c5c8be
  5. #eaebe8

Shades

#a0a595 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a0a595
  2. #909586
  3. #808477
  4. #707468
  5. #606359
  6. #50534b
  7. #40423c
  8. #30322d
  9. #20211e
  10. #10110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#a0a595 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a0a595
  2. #aaaea0
  3. #b3b7aa
  4. #bdc0b5
  5. #c6c9bf
  6. #d0d2ca
  7. #d9dbd5
  8. #e3e4df
  9. #ecedea
  10. #f6f6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a0a595 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a0a595
  2. #9da193
  3. #9a9e91
  4. #969a8f
  5. #93968d
  6. #90938b
  7. #8d8f88
  8. #8a8b86
  9. #868784
  10. #838482
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2a49e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7a394 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7a396 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1a3a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4a494 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4a495 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a1a49c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a0a595 {
  color: #a0a595;
}
Background
.bg-a0a595 {
  background-color: #a0a595;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a0a595 {
  border: 2px solid #a0a595;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a0a595;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 165 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 8% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a0a595 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a0a595, #98a595);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a0a595 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 165 149 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.86 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.67 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.67 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 11.10 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 11.27 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 11.73 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 12.61 #5f5a6a Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#a0a595  rgb(160, 165, 149)  hsl(79, 8%, 62%)  Ash Gray
#9a95a5  rgb(154, 149, 165)  hsl(259, 8%, 62%)  Rose Quartz
#95a0a5  rgb(149, 160, 165)  hsl(199, 8%, 62%)  Dark Gray
#a595a0  rgb(165, 149, 160)  hsl(319, 8%, 62%)  Rose Quartz