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#A5A694

#a5a694 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a5a694 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 65.1% green and 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.84% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 63.33°, with 9.18% saturation and 61.57% 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 8.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 8.48.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3741

Complementary

  1. #a5a694
  2. #9594a6

Split complementary

  1. #a5a694
  2. #949ca6
  3. #9e94a6

Analogous

  1. #a69e94
  2. #a5a694
  3. #9ca694

Triadic

  1. #a5a694
  2. #94a5a6
  3. #a694a5

Tetradic

  1. #a5a694
  2. #94a695
  3. #9594a6
  4. #a694a5

Square

  1. #a5a694
  2. #94a69e
  3. #9594a6
  4. #a6949c

Monochromatic

  1. #575849
  2. #80826c
  3. #a5a694
  4. #c8c9be
  5. #ebebe8

Shades

#a5a694 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a5a694
  2. #959585
  3. #848576
  4. #747468
  5. #636459
  6. #53534a
  7. #42423b
  8. #32322c
  9. #21211e
  10. #11110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#a5a694 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a5a694
  2. #aeaf9f
  3. #b7b8a9
  4. #c0c1b4
  5. #c9cabf
  6. #d2d3ca
  7. #dbdbd4
  8. #e4e4df
  9. #ededea
  10. #f6f6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a5a694 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a5a694
  2. #a1a292
  3. #9e9e90
  4. #9a9b8e
  5. #96978c
  6. #93938a
  7. #8f8f88
  8. #8b8b86
  9. #878884
  10. #848482
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a59e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9a493 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9a595 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8a4a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8a593 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8a594 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7a59c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a5a694 {
  color: #a5a694;
}
Background
.bg-a5a694 {
  background-color: #a5a694;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a5a694 {
  border: 2px solid #a5a694;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a5a694;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 166 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 9% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a5a694 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a5a694, #9ca694);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a5a694 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 166 148 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.48 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.71 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.71 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.84 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 11.48 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 11.54 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 12.39 #5a596b Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#a5a694  rgb(165, 166, 148)  hsl(63, 9%, 62%)  Ash Gray
#9594a6  rgb(149, 148, 166)  hsl(243, 9%, 62%)  Cool Gray
#94a5a6  rgb(148, 165, 166)  hsl(183, 9%, 62%)  Dark Gray
#a694a5  rgb(166, 148, 165)  hsl(303, 9%, 62%)  Rose Quartz