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#A2AE94

#a2ae94 ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#a2ae94 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 68.24% green and 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.94% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 87.69°, with 13.83% saturation and 63.14% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 8.14.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4009

Complementary

  1. #a2ae94
  2. #a094ae

Split complementary

  1. #a2ae94
  2. #9495ae
  3. #ad94ae

Analogous

  1. #aead94
  2. #a2ae94
  3. #95ae94

Triadic

  1. #a2ae94
  2. #94a2ae
  3. #ae94a2

Tetradic

  1. #a2ae94
  2. #94aea0
  3. #a094ae
  4. #ae94a2

Square

  1. #a2ae94
  2. #94aead
  3. #a094ae
  4. #ae9495

Monochromatic

  1. #556049
  2. #7c8c6a
  3. #a2ae94
  4. #c8cfc0
  5. #eef0eb

Shades

#a2ae94 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a2ae94
  2. #929d85
  3. #828b76
  4. #717a68
  5. #616859
  6. #51574a
  7. #41463b
  8. #31342c
  9. #20231e
  10. #10110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#a2ae94 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a2ae94
  2. #abb69f
  3. #b5bea9
  4. #bec6b4
  5. #c7cebf
  6. #d1d7ca
  7. #dadfd4
  8. #e3e7df
  9. #ecefea
  10. #f6f7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a2ae94 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a2ae94
  2. #9fa992
  3. #9ba590
  4. #98a08e
  5. #949c8c
  6. #91978a
  7. #8e9288
  8. #8a8e86
  9. #878984
  10. #838582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7aba2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1aa93 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afaa95 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3aba7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abac93 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aaab95 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a3ac9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a2ae94 {
  color: #a2ae94;
}
Background
.bg-a2ae94 {
  background-color: #a2ae94;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a2ae94 {
  border: 2px solid #a2ae94;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a2ae94;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 174 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 14% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a2ae94 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2ae94, #95ae94);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a2ae94 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 174 148 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.14 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.89 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.60 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.27 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.77 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.22 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 12.09 #5d516b Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#a2ae94  rgb(162, 174, 148)  hsl(88, 14%, 63%)  Ash Gray
#a094ae  rgb(160, 148, 174)  hsl(268, 14%, 63%)  Rose Quartz
#94a2ae  rgb(148, 162, 174)  hsl(208, 14%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#ae94a2  rgb(174, 148, 162)  hsl(328, 14%, 63%)  Rose Quartz