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#A0A7A2

#a0a7a2 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a0a7a2 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, 65.49% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.19% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.99% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 137.14°, with 3.83% saturation and 64.12% 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 8.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 4.98.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3772

Complementary

  1. #a0a7a2
  2. #a7a0a5

Split complementary

  1. #a0a7a2
  2. #a6a0a7
  3. #a7a0a2

Analogous

  1. #a2a7a0
  2. #a0a7a2
  3. #a0a7a6

Triadic

  1. #a0a7a2
  2. #a2a0a7
  3. #a7a2a0

Tetradic

  1. #a0a7a2
  2. #a0a5a7
  3. #a7a0a5
  4. #a7a2a0

Square

  1. #a0a7a2
  2. #a0a2a7
  3. #a7a0a5
  4. #a7a6a0

Monochromatic

  1. #545a56
  2. #78827b
  3. #a0a7a2
  4. #c8ccc9
  5. #eff1f0

Shades

#a0a7a2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a0a7a2
  2. #909692
  3. #808682
  4. #707571
  5. #606461
  6. #505451
  7. #404341
  8. #303231
  9. #202120
  10. #101110
  11. #000000

Tints

#a0a7a2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a0a7a2
  2. #aab0ab
  3. #b3b9b5
  4. #bdc1be
  5. #c6cac7
  6. #d0d3d1
  7. #d9dcda
  8. #e3e5e3
  9. #ecedec
  10. #f6f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a0a7a2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a0a7a2
  2. #9da39f
  3. #9a9f9b
  4. #969b98
  5. #939794
  6. #909491
  7. #8d908e
  8. #8a8c8a
  9. #868887
  10. #838483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3a6a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7a6a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6a5a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9fa7a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4a6a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3a6a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9fa7a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a0a7a2 {
  color: #a0a7a2;
}
Background
.bg-a0a7a2 {
  background-color: #a0a7a2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a0a7a2 {
  border: 2px solid #a0a7a2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a0a7a2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 167 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 137 4% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a0a7a2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a0a7a2, #a0a7a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a0a7a2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 167 162 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.98 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.98 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.73 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.85 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.91 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 11.34 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 11.70 #5f585d Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a0a7a2  rgb(160, 167, 162)  hsl(137, 4%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#a7a0a5  rgb(167, 160, 165)  hsl(317, 4%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#a2a0a7  rgb(162, 160, 167)  hsl(257, 4%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#a7a2a0  rgb(167, 162, 160)  hsl(17, 4%, 64%)  Dark Gray