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#A3AFB0

#a3afb0 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a3afb0 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, 68.63% green and 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.39% cyan, 0.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 184.62°, with 7.6% saturation and 66.47% 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 9.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.6.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4158

Complementary

  1. #a3afb0
  2. #b0a4a3

Split complementary

  1. #a3afb0
  2. #b0a3a8
  3. #b0aaa3

Analogous

  1. #a3b0aa
  2. #a3afb0
  3. #a3a8b0

Triadic

  1. #a3afb0
  2. #b0a3af
  3. #afb0a3

Tetradic

  1. #a3afb0
  2. #a4a3b0
  3. #b0a4a3
  4. #afb0a3

Square

  1. #a3afb0
  2. #aaa3b0
  3. #b0a4a3
  4. #a8b0a3

Monochromatic

  1. #566364
  2. #7a8b8d
  3. #a3afb0
  4. #ccd3d3
  5. #f4f5f6

Shades

#a3afb0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a3afb0
  2. #939e9e
  3. #828c8d
  4. #727b7b
  5. #62696a
  6. #525858
  7. #414646
  8. #313535
  9. #212323
  10. #101212
  11. #000000

Tints

#a3afb0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a3afb0
  2. #acb7b8
  3. #b5bfc0
  4. #bfc7c8
  5. #c8cfd0
  6. #d1d7d8
  7. #dadfdf
  8. #e3e7e7
  9. #edefef
  10. #f6f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a3afb0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a3afb0
  2. #a0aaab
  3. #9ca6a6
  4. #99a1a2
  5. #959c9d
  6. #929898
  7. #8e9393
  8. #8b8e8e
  9. #87898a
  10. #848585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9aeae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adaeb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aaacb0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0b0af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9aeb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8adb0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a1b0b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a3afb0 {
  color: #a3afb0;
}
Background
.bg-a3afb0 {
  background-color: #a3afb0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a3afb0 {
  border: 2px solid #a3afb0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a3afb0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 175 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 8% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a3afb0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a3afb0, #a3a8b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a3afb0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 175 176 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.60 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.60 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.32 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.40 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.61 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.30 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 11.35 #5c504f Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a3afb0  rgb(163, 175, 176)  hsl(185, 8%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#b0a4a3  rgb(176, 164, 163)  hsl(5, 8%, 66%)  Silver Pink
#b0a3af  rgb(176, 163, 175)  hsl(305, 8%, 66%)  Rose Quartz
#afb0a3  rgb(175, 176, 163)  hsl(65, 8%, 66%)  Ash Gray