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#A1AE96

#a1ae96 ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#a1ae96 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 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.47% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.79% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 92.5°, with 12.9% saturation and 63.53% 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 9.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 7.65.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4005

Complementary

  1. #a1ae96
  2. #a396ae

Split complementary

  1. #a1ae96
  2. #9796ae
  3. #ae96ad

Analogous

  1. #adae96
  2. #a1ae96
  3. #96ae97

Triadic

  1. #a1ae96
  2. #96a1ae
  3. #ae96a1

Tetradic

  1. #a1ae96
  2. #96aea3
  3. #a396ae
  4. #ae96a1

Square

  1. #a1ae96
  2. #96adae
  3. #a396ae
  4. #ae9796

Monochromatic

  1. #55614a
  2. #7a8c6c
  3. #a1ae96
  4. #c8cfc1
  5. #eef1ec

Shades

#a1ae96 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a1ae96
  2. #919d87
  3. #818b78
  4. #717a69
  5. #61685a
  6. #51574b
  7. #40463c
  8. #30342d
  9. #20231e
  10. #10110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#a1ae96 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a1ae96
  2. #aab6a1
  3. #b4beab
  4. #bdc6b6
  5. #c7cec0
  6. #d0d7cb
  7. #d9dfd5
  8. #e3e7e0
  9. #ecefea
  10. #f6f7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a1ae96 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a1ae96
  2. #9ea994
  3. #9aa592
  4. #97a08f
  5. #949c8d
  6. #91978b
  7. #8d9289
  8. #8a8e87
  9. #878984
  10. #838582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6aba2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1aa95 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aea997 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a2aca7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abac95 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9ab97 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a1ada1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a1ae96 {
  color: #a1ae96;
}
Background
.bg-a1ae96 {
  background-color: #a1ae96;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a1ae96 {
  border: 2px solid #a1ae96;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a1ae96;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 174 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 93 13% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a1ae96 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a1ae96, #96ae97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a1ae96 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 174 150 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.65 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.58 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.65 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.72 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.22 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.77 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 12.44 #5e5169 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#a1ae96  rgb(161, 174, 150)  hsl(93, 13%, 64%)  Ash Gray
#a396ae  rgb(163, 150, 174)  hsl(273, 13%, 64%)  Rose Quartz
#96a1ae  rgb(150, 161, 174)  hsl(213, 13%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#ae96a1  rgb(174, 150, 161)  hsl(333, 13%, 64%)  Rose Quartz