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#A2AAA2

#a2aaa2 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a2aaa2 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 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 4.49% saturation and 65.1% 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 8.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 5.57.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3904

Complementary

  1. #a2aaa2
  2. #aaa2aa

Split complementary

  1. #a2aaa2
  2. #a6a2aa
  3. #aaa2a6

Analogous

  1. #a6aaa2
  2. #a2aaa2
  3. #a2aaa6

Triadic

  1. #a2aaa2
  2. #a2a2aa
  3. #aaa2a2

Tetradic

  1. #a2aaa2
  2. #a2aaaa
  3. #aaa2aa
  4. #aaa2a2

Square

  1. #a2aaa2
  2. #a2a6aa
  3. #aaa2aa
  4. #aaa6a2

Monochromatic

  1. #555e55
  2. #7a857a
  3. #a2aaa2
  4. #cacfca
  5. #f2f3f2

Shades

#a2aaa2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a2aaa2
  2. #929992
  3. #828882
  4. #717771
  5. #616661
  6. #515551
  7. #414441
  8. #313331
  9. #202220
  10. #101110
  11. #000000

Tints

#a2aaa2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a2aaa2
  2. #abb3ab
  3. #b5bbb5
  4. #bec4be
  5. #c7ccc7
  6. #d1d5d1
  7. #daddda
  8. #e3e6e3
  9. #eceeec
  10. #f6f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a2aaa2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a2aaa2
  2. #9fa69f
  3. #9ba29b
  4. #989d98
  5. #949994
  6. #919591
  7. #8e918e
  8. #8a8d8a
  9. #878887
  10. #838483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a9a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aaa8a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9a7a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1a9a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7a9a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6a8a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a2aaa5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a2aaa2 {
  color: #a2aaa2;
}
Background
.bg-a2aaa2 {
  background-color: #a2aaa2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a2aaa2 {
  border: 2px solid #a2aaa2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a2aaa2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 170 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 4% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a2aaa2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2aaa2, #a2aaa6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a2aaa2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 170 162 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.57 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.24 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.24 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.94 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.11 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 11.60 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 12.87 #5d555d Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#a2aaa2  rgb(162, 170, 162)  hsl(120, 4%, 65%)  Ash Gray
#aaa2aa  rgb(170, 162, 170)  hsl(300, 4%, 65%)  Rose Quartz
#a2a2aa  rgb(162, 162, 170)  hsl(240, 4%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#aaa2a2  rgb(170, 162, 162)  hsl(0, 4%, 65%)  Dark Gray