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#A4B39E

#a4b39e ≈ Ash Gray

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#a4b39e is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 70.2% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.38% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.73% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 102.86°, with 12.14% saturation and 66.08% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 6.08.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.426

Complementary

  1. #a4b39e
  2. #ad9eb3

Split complementary

  1. #a4b39e
  2. #a39eb3
  3. #b39eaf

Analogous

  1. #afb39e
  2. #a4b39e
  3. #9eb3a3

Triadic

  1. #a4b39e
  2. #9ea4b3
  3. #b39ea4

Tetradic

  1. #a4b39e
  2. #9eb3ad
  3. #ad9eb3
  4. #b39ea4

Square

  1. #a4b39e
  2. #9eafb3
  3. #ad9eb3
  4. #b3a39e

Monochromatic

  1. #576751
  2. #7c9173
  3. #a4b39e
  4. #ccd5c9
  5. #f4f6f4

Shades

#a4b39e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4b39e
  2. #94a18e
  3. #838f7e
  4. #737d6f
  5. #626b5f
  6. #525a4f
  7. #42483f
  8. #31362f
  9. #212420
  10. #101210
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4b39e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4b39e
  2. #adbba8
  3. #b6c2b1
  4. #bfcabb
  5. #c8d1c5
  6. #d2d9cf
  7. #dbe1d8
  8. #e4e8e2
  9. #edf0ec
  10. #f6f7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4b39e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4b39e
  2. #a0ae9b
  3. #9da998
  4. #99a495
  5. #969f92
  6. #929a8f
  7. #8e948c
  8. #8b8f89
  9. #878a86
  10. #848583
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aab0a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5af9d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2ae9f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4b1ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aeb19d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adb09f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a4b2a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4b39e {
  color: #a4b39e;
}
Background
.bg-a4b39e {
  background-color: #a4b39e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4b39e {
  border: 2px solid #a4b39e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4b39e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 179 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 103 12% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4b39e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4b39e, #9eb3a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4b39e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 179 158 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.08 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.84 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.78 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.39 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 12.08 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 12.08 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 12.43 #5b4c61 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#a4b39e  rgb(164, 179, 158)  hsl(103, 12%, 66%)  Ash Gray
#ad9eb3  rgb(173, 158, 179)  hsl(283, 12%, 66%)  Pastel Purple
#9ea4b3  rgb(158, 164, 179)  hsl(223, 12%, 66%)  Cool Gray
#b39ea4  rgb(179, 158, 164)  hsl(343, 12%, 66%)  Rose Quartz