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#A4A8AA

#a4a8aa ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a4a8aa 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, 65.88% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.53% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 200°, with 3.41% 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 8.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.13.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.388

Complementary

  1. #a4a8aa
  2. #aaa6a4

Split complementary

  1. #a4a8aa
  2. #aaa4a5
  3. #aaa9a4

Analogous

  1. #a4aaa9
  2. #a4a8aa
  3. #a4a5aa

Triadic

  1. #a4a8aa
  2. #aaa4a8
  3. #a8aaa4

Tetradic

  1. #a4a8aa
  2. #a6a4aa
  3. #aaa6a4
  4. #a8aaa4

Square

  1. #a4a8aa
  2. #a9a4aa
  3. #aaa6a4
  4. #a5aaa4

Monochromatic

  1. #575c5e
  2. #7c8285
  3. #a4a8aa
  4. #cccecf
  5. #f3f4f4

Shades

#a4a8aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4a8aa
  2. #949799
  3. #838688
  4. #737677
  5. #626566
  6. #525455
  7. #424344
  8. #313233
  9. #212222
  10. #101111
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4a8aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4a8aa
  2. #adb1b3
  3. #b6b9bb
  4. #bfc2c4
  5. #c8cbcc
  6. #d2d4d5
  7. #dbdcdd
  8. #e4e5e6
  9. #edeeee
  10. #f6f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4a8aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4a8aa
  2. #a0a4a6
  3. #9da0a2
  4. #999c9d
  5. #969899
  6. #929495
  7. #8e9091
  8. #8b8c8d
  9. #878888
  10. #848484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6a8a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7a8aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6a7aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3a9a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6a8aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5a7aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a3a8a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4a8aa {
  color: #a4a8aa;
}
Background
.bg-a4a8aa {
  background-color: #a4a8aa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4a8aa {
  border: 2px solid #a4a8aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4a8aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 168 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 3% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4a8aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4a8aa, #a4a5aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4a8aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 168 170 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.13 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.13 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.09 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.02 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 10.33 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 11.63 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 11.63 #5b5755 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a4a8aa  rgb(164, 168, 170)  hsl(200, 3%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#aaa6a4  rgb(170, 166, 164)  hsl(20, 3%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#aaa4a8  rgb(170, 164, 168)  hsl(320, 3%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a8aaa4  rgb(168, 170, 164)  hsl(80, 3%, 65%)  Dark Gray