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#A2A8AD

#a2a8ad ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a2a8ad 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 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.36% cyan, 2.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 207.27°, with 6.29% saturation and 65.69% 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 8.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 3.48.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.387

Complementary

  1. #a2a8ad
  2. #ada7a2

Split complementary

  1. #a2a8ad
  2. #ada2a3
  3. #adada2

Analogous

  1. #a2adad
  2. #a2a8ad
  3. #a2a3ad

Triadic

  1. #a2a8ad
  2. #ada2a8
  3. #a8ada2

Tetradic

  1. #a2a8ad
  2. #a7a2ad
  3. #ada7a2
  4. #a8ada2

Square

  1. #a2a8ad
  2. #ada2ad
  3. #ada7a2
  4. #a3ada2

Monochromatic

  1. #555c61
  2. #798289
  3. #a2a8ad
  4. #cbced1
  5. #f3f4f5

Shades

#a2a8ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a2a8ad
  2. #92979c
  3. #82868a
  4. #717679
  5. #616568
  6. #515457
  7. #414345
  8. #313234
  9. #202223
  10. #101111
  11. #000000

Tints

#a2a8ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a2a8ad
  2. #abb1b5
  3. #b5b9bd
  4. #bec2c6
  5. #c7cbce
  6. #d1d4d6
  7. #dadcde
  8. #e3e5e6
  9. #eceeef
  10. #f6f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a2a8ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a2a8ad
  2. #9fa4a9
  3. #9ba0a4
  4. #989ca0
  5. #94989b
  6. #919497
  7. #8e9092
  8. #8a8c8e
  9. #878889
  10. #838485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a7aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6a8ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5a7ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9fa9aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4a8ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4a7ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0a9ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a2a8ad {
  color: #a2a8ad;
}
Background
.bg-a2a8ad {
  background-color: #a2a8ad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a2a8ad {
  border: 2px solid #a2a8ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a2a8ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 168 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 6% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a2a8ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2a8ad, #a2a3ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a2a8ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 168 173 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.48 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.48 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.65 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.76 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.91 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 11.16 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 11.44 #5d5752 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a2a8ad  rgb(162, 168, 173)  hsl(207, 6%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#ada7a2  rgb(173, 167, 162)  hsl(27, 6%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#ada2a8  rgb(173, 162, 168)  hsl(327, 6%, 66%)  Rose Quartz
#a8ada2  rgb(168, 173, 162)  hsl(87, 6%, 66%)  Ash Gray