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#A3A4A6

#a3a4a6 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a3a4a6 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, 64.31% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.81% cyan, 1.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 1.66% saturation and 64.51% 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 8.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 1.87.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3709

Complementary

  1. #a3a4a6
  2. #a6a5a3

Split complementary

  1. #a3a4a6
  2. #a6a3a3
  3. #a6a6a3

Analogous

  1. #a3a6a6
  2. #a3a4a6
  3. #a3a3a6

Triadic

  1. #a3a4a6
  2. #a6a3a4
  3. #a4a6a3

Tetradic

  1. #a3a4a6
  2. #a5a3a6
  3. #a6a5a3
  4. #a4a6a3

Square

  1. #a3a4a6
  2. #a6a3a6
  3. #a6a5a3
  4. #a3a6a3

Monochromatic

  1. #575859
  2. #7c7e80
  3. #a3a4a6
  4. #cacacc
  5. #f1f1f1

Shades

#a3a4a6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a3a4a6
  2. #939495
  3. #828385
  4. #727374
  5. #626264
  6. #525253
  7. #414242
  8. #313132
  9. #212121
  10. #101011
  11. #000000

Tints

#a3a4a6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a3a4a6
  2. #acadaf
  3. #b5b6b8
  4. #bfbfc1
  5. #c8c8ca
  6. #d1d2d3
  7. #dadbdb
  8. #e3e4e4
  9. #ededed
  10. #f6f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a3a4a6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a3a4a6
  2. #a0a0a2
  3. #9c9d9e
  4. #99999b
  5. #959697
  6. #929293
  7. #8e8e8f
  8. #8b8b8b
  9. #878788
  10. #848484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4a4a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3a4a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3a4a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a2a4a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3a4a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3a4a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a3a4a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a3a4a6 {
  color: #a3a4a6;
}
Background
.bg-a3a4a6 {
  background-color: #a3a4a6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a3a4a6 {
  border: 2px solid #a3a4a6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a3a4a6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 164 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 2% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a3a4a6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a3a4a6, #a3a3a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a3a4a6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 164 166 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 1.87 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 1.87 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.86 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.44 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 10.45 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.84 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.85 #5c5b59 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a3a4a6  rgb(163, 164, 166)  hsl(220, 2%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a6a5a3  rgb(166, 165, 163)  hsl(40, 2%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a6a3a4  rgb(166, 163, 164)  hsl(340, 2%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a4a6a3  rgb(164, 166, 163)  hsl(100, 2%, 65%)  Dark Gray