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#A3A5A2

#a3a5a2 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a3a5a2 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, 64.71% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.21% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.82% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 100°, with 1.64% saturation and 64.12% 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 8.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.6.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3731

Complementary

  1. #a3a5a2
  2. #a4a2a5

Split complementary

  1. #a3a5a2
  2. #a3a2a5
  3. #a5a2a5

Analogous

  1. #a5a5a2
  2. #a3a5a2
  3. #a2a5a3

Triadic

  1. #a3a5a2
  2. #a2a3a5
  3. #a5a2a3

Tetradic

  1. #a3a5a2
  2. #a2a5a4
  3. #a4a2a5
  4. #a5a2a3

Square

  1. #a3a5a2
  2. #a2a5a5
  3. #a4a2a5
  4. #a5a3a2

Monochromatic

  1. #575856
  2. #7d7f7b
  3. #a3a5a2
  4. #c9cbc9
  5. #f0f0f0

Shades

#a3a5a2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a3a5a2
  2. #939592
  3. #828482
  4. #727471
  5. #626361
  6. #525351
  7. #414241
  8. #313231
  9. #212120
  10. #101110
  11. #000000

Tints

#a3a5a2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a3a5a2
  2. #acaeab
  3. #b5b7b5
  4. #bfc0be
  5. #c8c9c7
  6. #d1d2d1
  7. #dadbda
  8. #e3e4e3
  9. #ededec
  10. #f6f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a3a5a2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a3a5a2
  2. #a0a19f
  3. #9c9e9b
  4. #999a98
  5. #959694
  6. #929391
  7. #8e8f8e
  8. #8b8b8a
  9. #878787
  10. #848483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4a5a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5a4a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5a4a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3a5a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4a5a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4a5a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a3a5a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a3a5a2 {
  color: #a3a5a2;
}
Background
.bg-a3a5a2 {
  background-color: #a3a5a2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a3a5a2 {
  border: 2px solid #a3a5a2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a3a5a2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 165 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 100 2% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a3a5a2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a3a5a2, #a2a5a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a3a5a2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 165 162 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.60 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.60 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.97 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.46 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.80 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 11.80 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 12.13 #5c5a5d Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a3a5a2  rgb(163, 165, 162)  hsl(100, 2%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#a4a2a5  rgb(164, 162, 165)  hsl(280, 2%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#a2a3a5  rgb(162, 163, 165)  hsl(220, 2%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#a5a2a3  rgb(165, 162, 163)  hsl(340, 2%, 64%)  Dark Gray