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#A5A5A5

#a5a5a5 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a5a5a5 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, 64.71% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 64.71% 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 8.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 1.18.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3763

Complementary

  1. #a5a5a5
  2. #a5a5a5

Split complementary

  1. #a5a5a5
  2. #a5a5a5
  3. #a5a5a5

Analogous

  1. #a5a5a5
  2. #a5a5a5
  3. #a5a5a5

Triadic

  1. #a5a5a5
  2. #a5a5a5
  3. #a5a5a5

Tetradic

  1. #a5a5a5
  2. #a5a5a5
  3. #a5a5a5
  4. #a5a5a5

Square

  1. #a5a5a5
  2. #a5a5a5
  3. #a5a5a5
  4. #a5a5a5

Monochromatic

  1. #595959
  2. #7f7f7f
  3. #a5a5a5
  4. #cbcbcb
  5. #f2f2f2

Shades

#a5a5a5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a5a5a5
  2. #959595
  3. #848484
  4. #747474
  5. #636363
  6. #535353
  7. #424242
  8. #323232
  9. #212121
  10. #111111
  11. #000000

Tints

#a5a5a5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a5a5a5
  2. #aeaeae
  3. #b7b7b7
  4. #c0c0c0
  5. #c9c9c9
  6. #d2d2d2
  7. #dbdbdb
  8. #e4e4e4
  9. #ededed
  10. #f6f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a5a5a5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a5a5a5
  2. #a1a1a1
  3. #9e9e9e
  4. #9a9a9a
  5. #969696
  6. #939393
  7. #8f8f8f
  8. #8b8b8b
  9. #878787
  10. #848484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5a5a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5a5a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5a5a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5a5a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a5a5a5 {
  color: #a5a5a5;
}
Background
.bg-a5a5a5 {
  background-color: #a5a5a5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a5a5a5 {
  border: 2px solid #a5a5a5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a5a5a5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 165 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 0% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a5a5a5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a5a5a5, #a5a5a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a5a5a5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 165 165 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 1.18 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 1.18 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.46 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.83 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.31 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 10.80 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.98 #5a5a5a Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a5a5a5  rgb(165, 165, 165)  hsl(0, 0%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a5a5a5  rgb(165, 165, 165)  hsl(0, 0%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a5a5a5  rgb(165, 165, 165)  hsl(0, 0%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a5a5a5  rgb(165, 165, 165)  hsl(0, 0%, 65%)  Dark Gray