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#A3ACA7

#a3aca7 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a3aca7 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, 67.45% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.23% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.91% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 146.67°, with 5.14% saturation and 65.69% 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 9.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 5.26.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4008

Complementary

  1. #a3aca7
  2. #aca3a8

Split complementary

  1. #a3aca7
  2. #aca3ac
  3. #aca3a4

Analogous

  1. #a4aca3
  2. #a3aca7
  3. #a3acac

Triadic

  1. #a3aca7
  2. #a7a3ac
  3. #aca7a3

Tetradic

  1. #a3aca7
  2. #a3a8ac
  3. #aca3a8
  4. #aca7a3

Square

  1. #a3aca7
  2. #a3a4ac
  3. #aca3a8
  4. #acaca3

Monochromatic

  1. #56605a
  2. #7b8881
  3. #a3aca7
  4. #cbd0cd
  5. #f3f5f4

Shades

#a3aca7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a3aca7
  2. #939b96
  3. #828a86
  4. #727875
  5. #626764
  6. #525654
  7. #414543
  8. #313432
  9. #212221
  10. #101111
  11. #000000

Tints

#a3aca7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a3aca7
  2. #acb4b0
  3. #b5bdb9
  4. #bfc5c1
  5. #c8cdca
  6. #d1d6d3
  7. #dadedc
  8. #e3e6e5
  9. #edeeed
  10. #f6f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a3aca7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a3aca7
  2. #a0a8a3
  3. #9ca39f
  4. #999f9b
  5. #959a97
  6. #929694
  7. #8e9290
  8. #8b8d8c
  9. #878988
  10. #848484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7aba9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acaba7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aaa9a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a2acaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8aba7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7aaa7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a2aca9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a3aca7 {
  color: #a3aca7;
}
Background
.bg-a3aca7 {
  background-color: #a3aca7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a3aca7 {
  border: 2px solid #a3aca7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a3aca7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 172 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 147 5% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a3aca7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a3aca7, #a3acac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a3aca7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 172 167 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.26 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.57 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.57 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.23 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.39 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 10.08 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 12.09 #5c5358 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#a3aca7  rgb(163, 172, 167)  hsl(147, 5%, 66%)  Ash Gray
#aca3a8  rgb(172, 163, 168)  hsl(327, 5%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#a7a3ac  rgb(167, 163, 172)  hsl(267, 5%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#aca7a3  rgb(172, 167, 163)  hsl(27, 5%, 66%)  Dark Gray