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#A4ACA3

#a4aca3 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a4aca3 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 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.65% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.23% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 113.33°, with 5.14% saturation and 65.69% 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 9.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 5.01.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4004

Complementary

  1. #a4aca3
  2. #aba3ac

Split complementary

  1. #a4aca3
  2. #a7a3ac
  3. #aca3a9

Analogous

  1. #a9aca3
  2. #a4aca3
  3. #a3aca7

Triadic

  1. #a4aca3
  2. #a3a4ac
  3. #aca3a4

Tetradic

  1. #a4aca3
  2. #a3acab
  3. #aba3ac
  4. #aca3a4

Square

  1. #a4aca3
  2. #a3a9ac
  3. #aba3ac
  4. #aca7a3

Monochromatic

  1. #576056
  2. #7c887b
  3. #a4aca3
  4. #ccd0cb
  5. #f4f5f3

Shades

#a4aca3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4aca3
  2. #949b93
  3. #838a82
  4. #737872
  5. #626762
  6. #525652
  7. #424541
  8. #313431
  9. #212221
  10. #101110
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4aca3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4aca3
  2. #adb4ac
  3. #b6bdb5
  4. #bfc5bf
  5. #c8cdc8
  6. #d2d6d1
  7. #dbdeda
  8. #e4e6e3
  9. #edeeed
  10. #f6f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4aca3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4aca3
  2. #a0a8a0
  3. #9da39c
  4. #999f99
  5. #969a95
  6. #929692
  7. #8e928e
  8. #8b8d8b
  9. #878987
  10. #848484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7aba7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adaaa3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aba9a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4aba9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9aba3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8aaa3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a4aca7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4aca3 {
  color: #a4aca3;
}
Background
.bg-a4aca3 {
  background-color: #a4aca3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4aca3 {
  border: 2px solid #a4aca3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4aca3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 172 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 113 5% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4aca3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4aca3, #a3aca7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4aca3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 172 163 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.01 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.58 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.58 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.58 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.96 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 11.60 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 12.60 #5b535c Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#a4aca3  rgb(164, 172, 163)  hsl(113, 5%, 66%)  Ash Gray
#aba3ac  rgb(171, 163, 172)  hsl(293, 5%, 66%)  Rose Quartz
#a3a4ac  rgb(163, 164, 172)  hsl(233, 5%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#aca3a4  rgb(172, 163, 164)  hsl(353, 5%, 66%)  Dark Gray