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#A29FA3

#a29fa3 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a29fa3 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 62.35% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.61% cyan, 2.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 2.13% saturation and 63.14% 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 8.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 4.05.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3512

Complementary

  1. #a29fa3
  2. #a0a39f

Split complementary

  1. #a29fa3
  2. #a2a39f
  3. #9fa3a0

Analogous

  1. #a09fa3
  2. #a29fa3
  3. #a39fa2

Triadic

  1. #a29fa3
  2. #a3a29f
  3. #9fa3a2

Tetradic

  1. #a29fa3
  2. #a39fa0
  3. #a0a39f
  4. #9fa3a2

Square

  1. #a29fa3
  2. #a3a09f
  3. #a0a39f
  4. #9fa2a3

Monochromatic

  1. #555356
  2. #7c787d
  3. #a29fa3
  4. #c8c6c8
  5. #eeedee

Shades

#a29fa3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a29fa3
  2. #928f93
  3. #827f82
  4. #716f72
  5. #615f62
  6. #515052
  7. #414041
  8. #313031
  9. #202021
  10. #101010
  11. #000000

Tints

#a29fa3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a29fa3
  2. #aba9ac
  3. #b5b2b5
  4. #bebcbf
  5. #c7c5c8
  6. #d1cfd1
  7. #dad9da
  8. #e3e2e3
  9. #ececed
  10. #f6f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a29fa3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a29fa3
  2. #9f9ca0
  3. #9b999c
  4. #989699
  5. #949395
  6. #919092
  7. #8e8c8e
  8. #8a898b
  9. #878687
  10. #838384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1a0a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fa0a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fa0a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a29fa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a09fa3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0a0a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a29fa1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a29fa3 {
  color: #a29fa3;
}
Background
.bg-a29fa3 {
  background-color: #a29fa3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a29fa3 {
  border: 2px solid #a29fa3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a29fa3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 159 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 2% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a29fa3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a29fa3, #a39fa2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a29fa3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 159 163 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.05 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.05 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.55 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.94 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.48 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.63 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.29 #5d605c Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a29fa3  rgb(162, 159, 163)  hsl(285, 2%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a0a39f  rgb(160, 163, 159)  hsl(105, 2%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a3a29f  rgb(163, 162, 159)  hsl(45, 2%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#9fa3a2  rgb(159, 163, 162)  hsl(165, 2%, 63%)  Dark Gray