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#A4988E

#a4988e ≈ Dark Gray

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a4988e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 59.61% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.32% magenta, 13.41% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 27.27°, with 10.78% saturation and 60% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 8.12.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.323

Complementary

  1. #a4988e
  2. #8e9aa4

Split complementary

  1. #a4988e
  2. #8ea4a3
  3. #8e8fa4

Analogous

  1. #a48e8f
  2. #a4988e
  3. #a4a38e

Triadic

  1. #a4988e
  2. #8ea498
  3. #988ea4

Tetradic

  1. #a4988e
  2. #9aa48e
  3. #8e9aa4
  4. #988ea4

Square

  1. #a4988e
  2. #8fa48e
  3. #8e9aa4
  4. #a38ea4

Monochromatic

  1. #554c44
  2. #7f7266
  3. #a4988e
  4. #c6bfb8
  5. #e8e5e3

Shades

#a4988e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4988e
  2. #948980
  3. #837a72
  4. #736a63
  5. #625b55
  6. #524c47
  7. #423d39
  8. #312e2b
  9. #211e1c
  10. #100f0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4988e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4988e
  2. #ada299
  3. #b6ada5
  4. #bfb7b0
  5. #c8c1bb
  6. #d2ccc7
  7. #dbd6d2
  8. #e4e0dd
  9. #edeae8
  10. #f6f5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4988e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4988e
  2. #a0968d
  3. #9d938b
  4. #99918a
  5. #968e88
  6. #928c87
  7. #8e8a86
  8. #8b8784
  9. #878583
  10. #848281
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e9995 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9c988d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9f9b8e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a89695 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f988e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a19a8e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a79792 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4988e {
  color: #a4988e;
}
Background
.bg-a4988e {
  background-color: #a4988e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4988e {
  border: 2px solid #a4988e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4988e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 152 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 11% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4988e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4988e, #a4a38e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4988e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 152 142 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.12 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.12 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 9.74 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.82 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.87 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.24 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.22 #5b6771 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a4988e  rgb(164, 152, 142)  hsl(27, 11%, 60%)  Dark Gray
#8e9aa4  rgb(142, 154, 164)  hsl(207, 11%, 60%)  Light Slate Gray
#8ea498  rgb(142, 164, 152)  hsl(147, 11%, 60%)  Opal
#988ea4  rgb(152, 142, 164)  hsl(267, 11%, 60%)  Rose Quartz