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#A4AE9B

#a4ae9b ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a4ae9b is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 68.24% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.92% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 91.58°, with 10.5% saturation and 64.51% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 6.14.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4053

Complementary

  1. #a4ae9b
  2. #a59bae

Split complementary

  1. #a4ae9b
  2. #9b9bae
  3. #ae9bae

Analogous

  1. #aeae9b
  2. #a4ae9b
  3. #9bae9b

Triadic

  1. #a4ae9b
  2. #9ba4ae
  3. #ae9ba4

Tetradic

  1. #a4ae9b
  2. #9baea5
  3. #a59bae
  4. #ae9ba4

Square

  1. #a4ae9b
  2. #9baeae
  3. #a59bae
  4. #ae9b9b

Monochromatic

  1. #58614f
  2. #7e8c71
  3. #a4ae9b
  4. #cad0c5
  5. #f1f2f0

Shades

#a4ae9b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4ae9b
  2. #949d8c
  3. #838b7c
  4. #737a6d
  5. #62685d
  6. #52574e
  7. #42463e
  8. #31342f
  9. #21231f
  10. #101110
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4ae9b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4ae9b
  2. #adb6a5
  3. #b6beaf
  4. #bfc6b9
  5. #c8cec3
  6. #d2d7cd
  7. #dbdfd7
  8. #e4e7e1
  9. #edefeb
  10. #f6f7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4ae9b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4ae9b
  2. #a0a998
  3. #9da596
  4. #99a093
  5. #969c90
  6. #92978e
  7. #8e928b
  8. #8b8e88
  9. #878985
  10. #848583
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8aca5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0ab9a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeaa9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5aca8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abac9a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aaac9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a4ada3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4ae9b {
  color: #a4ae9b;
}
Background
.bg-a4ae9b {
  background-color: #a4ae9b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4ae9b {
  border: 2px solid #a4ae9b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4ae9b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 174 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 92 11% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4ae9b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4ae9b, #9bae9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4ae9b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 174 155 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.14 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.00 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.13 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.42 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.42 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 11.62 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 11.93 #5b5164 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#a4ae9b  rgb(164, 174, 155)  hsl(92, 11%, 65%)  Ash Gray
#a59bae  rgb(165, 155, 174)  hsl(272, 11%, 65%)  Rose Quartz
#9ba4ae  rgb(155, 164, 174)  hsl(212, 11%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#ae9ba4  rgb(174, 155, 164)  hsl(332, 11%, 65%)  Rose Quartz