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#A4A2AC

#a4a2ac ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a4a2ac 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, 63.53% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.65% cyan, 5.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 252°, with 5.68% saturation and 65.49% 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 8.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.8.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3671

Complementary

  1. #a4a2ac
  2. #aaaca2

Split complementary

  1. #a4a2ac
  2. #aca9a2
  3. #a5aca2

Analogous

  1. #a2a5ac
  2. #a4a2ac
  3. #a9a2ac

Triadic

  1. #a4a2ac
  2. #aca4a2
  3. #a2aca4

Tetradic

  1. #a4a2ac
  2. #aca2aa
  3. #aaaca2
  4. #a2aca4

Square

  1. #a4a2ac
  2. #aca2a5
  3. #aaaca2
  4. #a2aca9

Monochromatic

  1. #575560
  2. #7c7a88
  3. #a4a2ac
  4. #cccad0
  5. #f3f3f4

Shades

#a4a2ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4a2ac
  2. #94929b
  3. #83828a
  4. #737178
  5. #626167
  6. #525156
  7. #424145
  8. #313134
  9. #212022
  10. #101011
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4a2ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4a2ac
  2. #adabb4
  3. #b6b5bd
  4. #bfbec5
  5. #c8c7cd
  6. #d2d1d6
  7. #dbdade
  8. #e4e3e6
  9. #edecee
  10. #f6f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4a2ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4a2ac
  2. #a09fa8
  3. #9d9ba3
  4. #99989f
  5. #96949a
  6. #929196
  7. #8e8e92
  8. #8b8a8d
  9. #878789
  10. #848384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4a3a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0a3ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0a3ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3a3a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2a3ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2a3ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a3a3a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4a2ac {
  color: #a4a2ac;
}
Background
.bg-a4a2ac {
  background-color: #a4a2ac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4a2ac {
  border: 2px solid #a4a2ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4a2ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 162 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 6% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4a2ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4a2ac, #a9a2ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4a2ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 162 172 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.80 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.80 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.73 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.53 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.34 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.73 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.91 #5b5d53 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a4a2ac  rgb(164, 162, 172)  hsl(252, 6%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#aaaca2  rgb(170, 172, 162)  hsl(72, 6%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#aca4a2  rgb(172, 164, 162)  hsl(12, 6%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a2aca4  rgb(162, 172, 164)  hsl(132, 6%, 65%)  Ash Gray