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#A3AAB5

#a3aab5 ≈ Dark Gray

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a3aab5 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 66.67% green and 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.94% cyan, 6.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 216.67°, with 10.84% saturation and 67.45% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.67.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3987

Complementary

  1. #a3aab5
  2. #b5aea3

Split complementary

  1. #a3aab5
  2. #b5a5a3
  3. #b3b5a3

Analogous

  1. #a3b3b5
  2. #a3aab5
  3. #a5a3b5

Triadic

  1. #a3aab5
  2. #b5a3aa
  3. #aab5a3

Tetradic

  1. #a3aab5
  2. #aea3b5
  3. #b5aea3
  4. #aab5a3

Square

  1. #a3aab5
  2. #b5a3b3
  3. #b5aea3
  4. #a3b5a5

Monochromatic

  1. #555d6a
  2. #798393
  3. #a3aab5
  4. #cdd1d7
  5. #f4f5f6

Shades

#a3aab5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a3aab5
  2. #9399a3
  3. #828891
  4. #72777f
  5. #62666d
  6. #52555b
  7. #414448
  8. #313336
  9. #212224
  10. #101112
  11. #000000

Tints

#a3aab5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a3aab5
  2. #acb3bc
  3. #b5bbc4
  4. #bfc4cb
  5. #c8ccd3
  6. #d1d5da
  7. #dadde1
  8. #e3e6e9
  9. #edeef0
  10. #f6f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a3aab5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a3aab5
  2. #a0a6b0
  3. #9ca2aa
  4. #999da5
  5. #9599a0
  6. #92959b
  7. #8e9195
  8. #8b8d90
  9. #87888b
  10. #848485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7aaae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7aab6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5a9b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9facad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5aab5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4a9b5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a1abb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a3aab5 {
  color: #a3aab5;
}
Background
.bg-a3aab5 {
  background-color: #a3aab5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a3aab5 {
  border: 2px solid #a3aab5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a3aab5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 170 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 11% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a3aab5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a3aab5, #a5a3b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a3aab5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 170 181 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.67 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.67 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.39 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.79 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.98 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.70 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.71 #5c554a Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a3aab5  rgb(163, 170, 181)  hsl(217, 11%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#b5aea3  rgb(181, 174, 163)  hsl(37, 11%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#b5a3aa  rgb(181, 163, 170)  hsl(337, 11%, 67%)  Silver Pink
#aab5a3  rgb(170, 181, 163)  hsl(97, 11%, 67%)  Ash Gray