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#A2A4A2

#a2a4a2 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a2a4a2 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, 64.31% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.22% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 1.09% saturation and 63.92% 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 8.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.4.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3684

Complementary

  1. #a2a4a2
  2. #a4a2a4

Split complementary

  1. #a2a4a2
  2. #a3a2a4
  3. #a4a2a3

Analogous

  1. #a3a4a2
  2. #a2a4a2
  3. #a2a4a3

Triadic

  1. #a2a4a2
  2. #a2a2a4
  3. #a4a2a2

Tetradic

  1. #a2a4a2
  2. #a2a4a4
  3. #a4a2a4
  4. #a4a2a2

Square

  1. #a2a4a2
  2. #a2a3a4
  3. #a4a2a4
  4. #a4a3a2

Monochromatic

  1. #565756
  2. #7b7e7b
  3. #a2a4a2
  4. #c9cac9
  5. #eff0ef

Shades

#a2a4a2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a2a4a2
  2. #929492
  3. #828382
  4. #717371
  5. #616261
  6. #515251
  7. #414241
  8. #313131
  9. #202120
  10. #101010
  11. #000000

Tints

#a2a4a2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a2a4a2
  2. #abadab
  3. #b5b6b5
  4. #bebfbe
  5. #c7c8c7
  6. #d1d2d1
  7. #dadbda
  8. #e3e4e3
  9. #ecedec
  10. #f6f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a2a4a2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a2a4a2
  2. #9fa09f
  3. #9b9d9b
  4. #989998
  5. #949694
  6. #919291
  7. #8e8e8e
  8. #8a8b8a
  9. #878787
  10. #838483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3a4a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4a4a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4a3a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a2a4a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3a4a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3a4a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a2a4a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a2a4a2 {
  color: #a2a4a2;
}
Background
.bg-a2a4a2 {
  background-color: #a2a4a2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a2a4a2 {
  border: 2px solid #a2a4a2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a2a4a2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 164 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 1% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a2a4a2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2a4a2, #a2a4a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a2a4a2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 164 162 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.40 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.40 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.12 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.91 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.50 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 11.31 #808080 Gray ΔE 12.00 #5d5b5d Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a2a4a2  rgb(162, 164, 162)  hsl(120, 1%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#a4a2a4  rgb(164, 162, 164)  hsl(300, 1%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#a2a2a4  rgb(162, 162, 164)  hsl(240, 1%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#a4a2a2  rgb(164, 162, 162)  hsl(0, 1%, 64%)  Dark Gray