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#A59FA2

#a59fa2 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a59fa2 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 62.35% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.64% magenta, 1.82% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 330°, with 3.23% saturation and 63.53% 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 8.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 4.57.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.354

Complementary

  1. #a59fa2
  2. #9fa5a2

Split complementary

  1. #a59fa2
  2. #9fa59f
  3. #9fa5a5

Analogous

  1. #a59fa5
  2. #a59fa2
  3. #a59f9f

Triadic

  1. #a59fa2
  2. #a2a59f
  3. #9fa2a5

Tetradic

  1. #a59fa2
  2. #a5a29f
  3. #9fa5a2
  4. #9fa2a5

Square

  1. #a59fa2
  2. #a5a59f
  3. #9fa5a2
  4. #9f9fa5

Monochromatic

  1. #585356
  2. #80787c
  3. #a59fa2
  4. #cac6c8
  5. #efeeef

Shades

#a59fa2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a59fa2
  2. #958f92
  3. #847f82
  4. #746f71
  5. #635f61
  6. #535051
  7. #424041
  8. #323031
  9. #212020
  10. #111010
  11. #000000

Tints

#a59fa2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a59fa2
  2. #aea9ab
  3. #b7b2b5
  4. #c0bcbe
  5. #c9c5c7
  6. #d2cfd1
  7. #dbd9da
  8. #e4e2e3
  9. #edecec
  10. #f6f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a59fa2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a59fa2
  2. #a19c9f
  3. #9e999b
  4. #9a9698
  5. #969394
  6. #939091
  7. #8f8c8e
  8. #8b898a
  9. #878687
  10. #848383
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2a0a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fa0a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1a1a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a69fa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2a0a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2a0a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a69fa1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a59fa2 {
  color: #a59fa2;
}
Background
.bg-a59fa2 {
  background-color: #a59fa2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a59fa2 {
  border: 2px solid #a59fa2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a59fa2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 159 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 330 3% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a59fa2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a59fa2, #a59f9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a59fa2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 159 162 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.57 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.57 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.30 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.39 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.60 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.60 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.48 #5a605d Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a59fa2  rgb(165, 159, 162)  hsl(330, 3%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#9fa5a2  rgb(159, 165, 162)  hsl(150, 3%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#a2a59f  rgb(162, 165, 159)  hsl(90, 3%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#9fa2a5  rgb(159, 162, 165)  hsl(210, 3%, 64%)  Dark Gray