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#A4AFAF

#a4afaf ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a4afaf 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, 68.63% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 6.43% saturation and 66.47% 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 9.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.32.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4165

Complementary

  1. #a4afaf
  2. #afa4a4

Split complementary

  1. #a4afaf
  2. #afa4a9
  3. #afa9a4

Analogous

  1. #a4afa9
  2. #a4afaf
  3. #a4a9af

Triadic

  1. #a4afaf
  2. #afa4af
  3. #afafa4

Tetradic

  1. #a4afaf
  2. #a4a4af
  3. #afa4a4
  4. #afafa4

Square

  1. #a4afaf
  2. #a9a4af
  3. #afa4a4
  4. #a9afa4

Monochromatic

  1. #576363
  2. #7b8b8b
  3. #a4afaf
  4. #cdd3d3
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#a4afaf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4afaf
  2. #949e9e
  3. #838c8c
  4. #737b7b
  5. #626969
  6. #525858
  7. #424646
  8. #313535
  9. #212323
  10. #101212
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4afaf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4afaf
  2. #adb7b7
  3. #b6bfbf
  4. #bfc7c7
  5. #c8cfcf
  6. #d2d7d7
  7. #dbdfdf
  8. #e4e7e7
  9. #edefef
  10. #f6f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4afaf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4afaf
  2. #a0aaaa
  3. #9da6a6
  4. #99a1a1
  5. #969c9c
  6. #929898
  7. #8e9393
  8. #8b8e8e
  9. #878989
  10. #848585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9aeae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adaeaf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #abacaf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1b0af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaaeaf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8adaf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a2afaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4afaf {
  color: #a4afaf;
}
Background
.bg-a4afaf {
  background-color: #a4afaf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4afaf {
  border: 2px solid #a4afaf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4afaf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 175 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 6% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4afaf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4afaf, #a4a9af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4afaf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 175 175 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.32 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.32 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.94 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.38 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.75 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.25 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 11.18 #5b5050 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a4afaf  rgb(164, 175, 175)  hsl(180, 6%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#afa4a4  rgb(175, 164, 164)  hsl(0, 6%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#afa4af  rgb(175, 164, 175)  hsl(300, 6%, 66%)  Rose Quartz
#afafa4  rgb(175, 175, 164)  hsl(60, 6%, 66%)  Dark Gray