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#A2A898

#a2a898 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a2a898 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, 65.88% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.52% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 82.5°, with 8.42% saturation and 62.75% 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 8.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 7.01.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3795

Complementary

  1. #a2a898
  2. #9e98a8

Split complementary

  1. #a2a898
  2. #989aa8
  3. #a698a8

Analogous

  1. #a8a698
  2. #a2a898
  3. #9aa898

Triadic

  1. #a2a898
  2. #98a2a8
  3. #a898a2

Tetradic

  1. #a2a898
  2. #98a89e
  3. #9e98a8
  4. #a898a2

Square

  1. #a2a898
  2. #98a8a6
  3. #9e98a8
  4. #a8989a

Monochromatic

  1. #555b4c
  2. #7c8470
  3. #a2a898
  4. #c7cbc1
  5. #edeeeb

Shades

#a2a898 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a2a898
  2. #929789
  3. #82867a
  4. #71766a
  5. #61655b
  6. #51544c
  7. #41433d
  8. #31322e
  9. #20221e
  10. #10110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#a2a898 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a2a898
  2. #abb1a2
  3. #b5b9ad
  4. #bec2b7
  5. #c7cbc1
  6. #d1d4cc
  7. #dadcd6
  8. #e3e5e0
  9. #eceeea
  10. #f6f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a2a898 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a2a898
  2. #9fa496
  3. #9ba093
  4. #989c91
  5. #94988e
  6. #91948c
  7. #8e908a
  8. #8a8c87
  9. #878885
  10. #838482
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4a7a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aaa697 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9a699 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3a6a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7a797 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6a798 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a3a79f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a2a898 {
  color: #a2a898;
}
Background
.bg-a2a898 {
  background-color: #a2a898;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a2a898 {
  border: 2px solid #a2a898;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a2a898;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 168 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 8% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a2a898 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2a898, #9aa898);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a2a898 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 168 152 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.01 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.70 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.70 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.45 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.86 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 11.30 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 13.17 #5d5767 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#a2a898  rgb(162, 168, 152)  hsl(83, 8%, 63%)  Ash Gray
#9e98a8  rgb(158, 152, 168)  hsl(263, 8%, 63%)  Rose Quartz
#98a2a8  rgb(152, 162, 168)  hsl(203, 8%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a898a2  rgb(168, 152, 162)  hsl(323, 8%, 63%)  Rose Quartz