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#A3A29F

#a3a29f ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a3a29f is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 63.53% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.61% magenta, 2.45% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 45°, with 2.13% saturation and 63.14% 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 8.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.65.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3613

Complementary

  1. #a3a29f
  2. #9fa0a3

Split complementary

  1. #a3a29f
  2. #9fa2a3
  3. #a09fa3

Analogous

  1. #a3a09f
  2. #a3a29f
  3. #a2a39f

Triadic

  1. #a3a29f
  2. #9fa3a2
  3. #a29fa3

Tetradic

  1. #a3a29f
  2. #a0a39f
  3. #9fa0a3
  4. #a29fa3

Square

  1. #a3a29f
  2. #9fa3a0
  3. #9fa0a3
  4. #a39fa2

Monochromatic

  1. #565553
  2. #7d7c78
  3. #a3a29f
  4. #c8c8c6
  5. #eeeeed

Shades

#a3a29f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a3a29f
  2. #93928f
  3. #82827f
  4. #72716f
  5. #62615f
  6. #525150
  7. #414140
  8. #313130
  9. #212020
  10. #101010
  11. #000000

Tints

#a3a29f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a3a29f
  2. #acaba9
  3. #b5b5b2
  4. #bfbebc
  5. #c8c7c5
  6. #d1d1cf
  7. #dadad9
  8. #e3e3e2
  9. #edecec
  10. #f6f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a3a29f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a3a29f
  2. #a09f9c
  3. #9c9b99
  4. #999896
  5. #959493
  6. #929190
  7. #8e8e8c
  8. #8b8a89
  9. #878786
  10. #848383
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2a2a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3a29f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3a29f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4a1a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3a29f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3a29f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a3a2a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a3a29f {
  color: #a3a29f;
}
Background
.bg-a3a29f {
  background-color: #a3a29f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a3a29f {
  border: 2px solid #a3a29f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a3a29f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 162 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 2% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a3a29f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a3a29f, #a2a39f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a3a29f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 162 159 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.65 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.65 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.52 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.97 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.04 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 10.50 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.92 #5c5d60 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a3a29f  rgb(163, 162, 159)  hsl(45, 2%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#9fa0a3  rgb(159, 160, 163)  hsl(225, 2%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#9fa3a2  rgb(159, 163, 162)  hsl(165, 2%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a29fa3  rgb(162, 159, 163)  hsl(285, 2%, 63%)  Dark Gray