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#A4AC9F

#a4ac9f ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a4ac9f 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, 67.45% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.65% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.56% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 96.92°, with 7.26% saturation and 64.9% 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 8.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 5.34.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.399

Complementary

  1. #a4ac9f
  2. #a79fac

Split complementary

  1. #a4ac9f
  2. #a09fac
  3. #ac9faa

Analogous

  1. #aaac9f
  2. #a4ac9f
  3. #9faca0

Triadic

  1. #a4ac9f
  2. #9fa4ac
  3. #ac9fa4

Tetradic

  1. #a4ac9f
  2. #9faca7
  3. #a79fac
  4. #ac9fa4

Square

  1. #a4ac9f
  2. #9faaac
  3. #a79fac
  4. #aca09f

Monochromatic

  1. #585f53
  2. #7d8876
  3. #a4ac9f
  4. #cbcfc8
  5. #f2f3f1

Shades

#a4ac9f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4ac9f
  2. #949b8f
  3. #838a7f
  4. #73786f
  5. #62675f
  6. #525650
  7. #424540
  8. #313430
  9. #212220
  10. #101110
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4ac9f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4ac9f
  2. #adb4a9
  3. #b6bdb2
  4. #bfc5bc
  5. #c8cdc5
  6. #d2d6cf
  7. #dbded9
  8. #e4e6e2
  9. #edeeec
  10. #f6f7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4ac9f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4ac9f
  2. #a0a89c
  3. #9da399
  4. #999f96
  5. #969a93
  6. #929690
  7. #8e928c
  8. #8b8d89
  9. #878986
  10. #848483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7aaa5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adaa9e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aca9a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4aba8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaab9f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9aa9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a4aba5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4ac9f {
  color: #a4ac9f;
}
Background
.bg-a4ac9f {
  background-color: #a4ac9f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4ac9f {
  border: 2px solid #a4ac9f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4ac9f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 172 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 97 7% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4ac9f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4ac9f, #9faca0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4ac9f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 172 159 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.34 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.99 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.99 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.86 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.10 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 11.74 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 13.03 #5b5360 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#a4ac9f  rgb(164, 172, 159)  hsl(97, 7%, 65%)  Ash Gray
#a79fac  rgb(167, 159, 172)  hsl(277, 7%, 65%)  Rose Quartz
#9fa4ac  rgb(159, 164, 172)  hsl(217, 7%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#ac9fa4  rgb(172, 159, 164)  hsl(337, 7%, 65%)  Rose Quartz