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#A1AE95

#a1ae95 ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#a1ae95 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 68.24% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.47% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.37% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 91.2°, with 13.37% saturation and 63.33% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 7.92.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4002

Complementary

  1. #a1ae95
  2. #a295ae

Split complementary

  1. #a1ae95
  2. #9595ae
  3. #ae95ad

Analogous

  1. #adae95
  2. #a1ae95
  3. #95ae95

Triadic

  1. #a1ae95
  2. #95a1ae
  3. #ae95a1

Tetradic

  1. #a1ae95
  2. #95aea2
  3. #a295ae
  4. #ae95a1

Square

  1. #a1ae95
  2. #95adae
  3. #a295ae
  4. #ae9595

Monochromatic

  1. #55604a
  2. #7b8c6b
  3. #a1ae95
  4. #c7cfc0
  5. #eef0ec

Shades

#a1ae95 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a1ae95
  2. #919d86
  3. #818b77
  4. #717a68
  5. #616859
  6. #51574b
  7. #40463c
  8. #30342d
  9. #20231e
  10. #10110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#a1ae95 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a1ae95
  2. #aab6a0
  3. #b4beaa
  4. #bdc6b5
  5. #c7cebf
  6. #d0d7ca
  7. #d9dfd5
  8. #e3e7df
  9. #ecefea
  10. #f6f7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a1ae95 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a1ae95
  2. #9ea993
  3. #9aa591
  4. #97a08f
  5. #949c8d
  6. #91978b
  7. #8d9288
  8. #8a8e86
  9. #878984
  10. #838582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6aba2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1aa94 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afa996 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a2aca7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abac94 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9ab96 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a2ada0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a1ae95 {
  color: #a1ae95;
}
Background
.bg-a1ae95 {
  background-color: #a1ae95;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a1ae95 {
  border: 2px solid #a1ae95;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a1ae95;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 174 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 91 13% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a1ae95 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a1ae95, #95ae95);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a1ae95 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 174 149 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.92 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.36 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.53 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.89 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.92 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.46 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 12.35 #5e516a Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#a1ae95  rgb(161, 174, 149)  hsl(91, 13%, 63%)  Ash Gray
#a295ae  rgb(162, 149, 174)  hsl(271, 13%, 63%)  Rose Quartz
#95a1ae  rgb(149, 161, 174)  hsl(211, 13%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#ae95a1  rgb(174, 149, 161)  hsl(331, 13%, 63%)  Rose Quartz