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#A2A0A3

#a2a0a3 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a2a0a3 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, 62.75% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.61% cyan, 1.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 280°, with 1.6% saturation and 63.33% 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 8.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 3.33.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3547

Complementary

  1. #a2a0a3
  2. #a1a3a0

Split complementary

  1. #a2a0a3
  2. #a2a3a0
  3. #a0a3a0

Analogous

  1. #a0a0a3
  2. #a2a0a3
  3. #a3a0a2

Triadic

  1. #a2a0a3
  2. #a3a2a0
  3. #a0a3a2

Tetradic

  1. #a2a0a3
  2. #a3a0a1
  3. #a1a3a0
  4. #a0a3a2

Square

  1. #a2a0a3
  2. #a3a0a0
  3. #a1a3a0
  4. #a0a2a3

Monochromatic

  1. #555456
  2. #7c797d
  3. #a2a0a3
  4. #c8c7c9
  5. #eeeeee

Shades

#a2a0a3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a2a0a3
  2. #929093
  3. #828082
  4. #717072
  5. #616062
  6. #515052
  7. #414041
  8. #313031
  9. #202021
  10. #101010
  11. #000000

Tints

#a2a0a3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a2a0a3
  2. #abaaac
  3. #b5b3b5
  4. #bebdbf
  5. #c7c6c8
  6. #d1d0d1
  7. #dad9da
  8. #e3e3e3
  9. #ececed
  10. #f6f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a2a0a3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a2a0a3
  2. #9f9da0
  3. #9b9a9c
  4. #989699
  5. #949395
  6. #919092
  7. #8e8d8e
  8. #8a8a8b
  9. #878687
  10. #838384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1a0a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0a1a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0a1a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a2a0a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1a0a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1a0a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a2a0a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a2a0a3 {
  color: #a2a0a3;
}
Background
.bg-a2a0a3 {
  background-color: #a2a0a3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a2a0a3 {
  border: 2px solid #a2a0a3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a2a0a3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 160 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 2% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a2a0a3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2a0a3, #a3a0a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a2a0a3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 160 163 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.33 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.33 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.91 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.05 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.74 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.88 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.19 #5d5f5c Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a2a0a3  rgb(162, 160, 163)  hsl(280, 2%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a1a3a0  rgb(161, 163, 160)  hsl(100, 2%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a3a2a0  rgb(163, 162, 160)  hsl(40, 2%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a0a3a2  rgb(160, 163, 162)  hsl(160, 2%, 63%)  Dark Gray