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#A49FA2

#a49fa2 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a49fa2 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 62.35% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.05% magenta, 1.22% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 324°, with 2.67% saturation and 63.33% 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 8.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 4.27.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.353

Complementary

  1. #a49fa2
  2. #9fa4a1

Split complementary

  1. #a49fa2
  2. #9fa49f
  3. #9fa4a3

Analogous

  1. #a39fa4
  2. #a49fa2
  3. #a49f9f

Triadic

  1. #a49fa2
  2. #a2a49f
  3. #9fa2a4

Tetradic

  1. #a49fa2
  2. #a4a19f
  3. #9fa4a1
  4. #9fa2a4

Square

  1. #a49fa2
  2. #a4a39f
  3. #9fa4a1
  4. #9f9fa4

Monochromatic

  1. #575355
  2. #7f787c
  3. #a49fa2
  4. #c9c6c8
  5. #eeeeee

Shades

#a49fa2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a49fa2
  2. #948f92
  3. #837f82
  4. #736f71
  5. #625f61
  6. #525051
  7. #424041
  8. #313031
  9. #212020
  10. #101010
  11. #000000

Tints

#a49fa2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a49fa2
  2. #ada9ab
  3. #b6b2b5
  4. #bfbcbe
  5. #c8c5c7
  6. #d2cfd1
  7. #dbd9da
  8. #e4e2e3
  9. #edecec
  10. #f6f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a49fa2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a49fa2
  2. #a09c9f
  3. #9d999b
  4. #999698
  5. #969394
  6. #929091
  7. #8e8c8e
  8. #8b898a
  9. #878687
  10. #848383
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2a0a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fa0a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0a1a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a59fa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1a0a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2a0a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a49fa1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a49fa2 {
  color: #a49fa2;
}
Background
.bg-a49fa2 {
  background-color: #a49fa2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a49fa2 {
  border: 2px solid #a49fa2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a49fa2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 159 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 324 3% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a49fa2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a49fa2, #a49f9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a49fa2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 159 162 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.27 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.27 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.56 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.62 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.79 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.50 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.47 #5b605d Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a49fa2  rgb(164, 159, 162)  hsl(324, 3%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#9fa4a1  rgb(159, 164, 161)  hsl(144, 3%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a2a49f  rgb(162, 164, 159)  hsl(84, 3%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#9fa2a4  rgb(159, 162, 164)  hsl(204, 3%, 63%)  Dark Gray