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#A3A396

#a3a396 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a3a396 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 63.92% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.98% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 6.6% saturation and 61.37% 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 8.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 6.83.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3618

Complementary

  1. #a3a396
  2. #9696a3

Split complementary

  1. #a3a396
  2. #969ca3
  3. #9c96a3

Analogous

  1. #a39c96
  2. #a3a396
  3. #9ca396

Triadic

  1. #a3a396
  2. #96a3a3
  3. #a396a3

Tetradic

  1. #a3a396
  2. #96a396
  3. #9696a3
  4. #a396a3

Square

  1. #a3a396
  2. #96a39c
  3. #9696a3
  4. #a3969c

Monochromatic

  1. #55554b
  2. #7e7e6e
  3. #a3a396
  4. #c7c7bf
  5. #eaeae8

Shades

#a3a396 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a3a396
  2. #939387
  3. #828278
  4. #727269
  5. #62625a
  6. #52524b
  7. #41413c
  8. #31312d
  9. #21211e
  10. #10100f
  11. #000000

Tints

#a3a396 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a3a396
  2. #acaca1
  3. #b5b5ab
  4. #bfbfb6
  5. #c8c8c0
  6. #d1d1cb
  7. #dadad5
  8. #e3e3e0
  9. #ededea
  10. #f6f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a3a396 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a3a396
  2. #a0a094
  3. #9c9c92
  4. #99998f
  5. #95958d
  6. #92928b
  7. #8e8e89
  8. #8b8b87
  9. #878784
  10. #848482
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2a29d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6a295 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6a296 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5a19f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5a296 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5a396 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a4a29c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a3a396 {
  color: #a3a396;
}
Background
.bg-a3a396 {
  background-color: #a3a396;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a3a396 {
  border: 2px solid #a3a396;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a3a396;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 163 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 7% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a3a396 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a3a396, #9ca396);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a3a396 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 163 150 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.83 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.83 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.80 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.58 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 11.38 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 11.81 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 12.81 #5c5c69 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a3a396  rgb(163, 163, 150)  hsl(60, 7%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#9696a3  rgb(150, 150, 163)  hsl(240, 7%, 61%)  Cool Gray
#96a3a3  rgb(150, 163, 163)  hsl(180, 7%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#a396a3  rgb(163, 150, 163)  hsl(300, 7%, 61%)  Rose Quartz