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#A2AA9B

#a2aa9b ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a2aa9b 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, 66.67% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.82% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 92°, with 8.11% saturation and 63.73% 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 8.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 6.2.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.388

Complementary

  1. #a2aa9b
  2. #a39baa

Split complementary

  1. #a2aa9b
  2. #9c9baa
  3. #aa9baa

Analogous

  1. #aaaa9b
  2. #a2aa9b
  3. #9baa9c

Triadic

  1. #a2aa9b
  2. #9ba2aa
  3. #aa9ba2

Tetradic

  1. #a2aa9b
  2. #9baaa3
  3. #a39baa
  4. #aa9ba2

Square

  1. #a2aa9b
  2. #9baaaa
  3. #a39baa
  4. #aa9c9b

Monochromatic

  1. #565d4f
  2. #7c8672
  3. #a2aa9b
  4. #c8cdc4
  5. #eff0ee

Shades

#a2aa9b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a2aa9b
  2. #92998c
  3. #82887c
  4. #71776d
  5. #61665d
  6. #51554e
  7. #41443e
  8. #31332f
  9. #20221f
  10. #101110
  11. #000000

Tints

#a2aa9b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a2aa9b
  2. #abb3a5
  3. #b5bbaf
  4. #bec4b9
  5. #c7ccc3
  6. #d1d5cd
  7. #daddd7
  8. #e3e6e1
  9. #eceeeb
  10. #f6f7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a2aa9b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a2aa9b
  2. #9fa698
  3. #9ba296
  4. #989d93
  5. #949990
  6. #91958e
  7. #8e918b
  8. #8a8d88
  9. #878885
  10. #838483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a8a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aca89a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aaa79c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3a9a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8a99b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7a89b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a2a9a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a2aa9b {
  color: #a2aa9b;
}
Background
.bg-a2aa9b {
  background-color: #a2aa9b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a2aa9b {
  border: 2px solid #a2aa9b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a2aa9b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 170 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 92 8% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a2aa9b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2aa9b, #9baa9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a2aa9b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 170 155 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.20 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.72 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.72 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.46 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 11.04 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 11.29 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 13.31 #5d5564 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#a2aa9b  rgb(162, 170, 155)  hsl(92, 8%, 64%)  Ash Gray
#a39baa  rgb(163, 155, 170)  hsl(272, 8%, 64%)  Rose Quartz
#9ba2aa  rgb(155, 162, 170)  hsl(212, 8%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#aa9ba2  rgb(170, 155, 162)  hsl(332, 8%, 64%)  Rose Quartz