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#A5B2B2

#a5b2b2 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a5b2b2 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, 69.8% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 7.78% saturation and 67.25% 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 9.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 5.38.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4305

Complementary

  1. #a5b2b2
  2. #b2a5a5

Split complementary

  1. #a5b2b2
  2. #b2a5ab
  3. #b2aba5

Analogous

  1. #a5b2ab
  2. #a5b2b2
  3. #a5abb2

Triadic

  1. #a5b2b2
  2. #b2a5b2
  3. #b2b2a5

Tetradic

  1. #a5b2b2
  2. #a5a5b2
  3. #b2a5a5
  4. #b2b2a5

Square

  1. #a5b2b2
  2. #aba5b2
  3. #b2a5a5
  4. #abb2a5

Monochromatic

  1. #586666
  2. #7c8f8f
  3. #a5b2b2
  4. #ced5d5
  5. #f4f6f6

Shades

#a5b2b2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a5b2b2
  2. #95a0a0
  3. #848e8e
  4. #747d7d
  5. #636b6b
  6. #535959
  7. #424747
  8. #323535
  9. #212424
  10. #111212
  11. #000000

Tints

#a5b2b2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a5b2b2
  2. #aebaba
  3. #b7c1c1
  4. #c0c9c9
  5. #c9d1d1
  6. #d2d9d9
  7. #dbe0e0
  8. #e4e8e8
  9. #edf0f0
  10. #f6f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a5b2b2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a5b2b2
  2. #a1adad
  3. #9ea8a8
  4. #9aa3a3
  5. #969e9e
  6. #939999
  7. #8f9494
  8. #8b8f8f
  9. #878a8a
  10. #848585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abb0b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0b1b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adaeb2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1b3b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acb1b2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aab0b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a3b3b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a5b2b2 {
  color: #a5b2b2;
}
Background
.bg-a5b2b2 {
  background-color: #a5b2b2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a5b2b2 {
  border: 2px solid #a5b2b2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a5b2b2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 178 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 8% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a5b2b2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a5b2b2, #a5abb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a5b2b2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 178 178 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.38 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.27 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.27 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.90 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.28 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.49 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.95 #5a4d4d Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#a5b2b2  rgb(165, 178, 178)  hsl(180, 8%, 67%)  Ash Gray
#b2a5a5  rgb(178, 165, 165)  hsl(0, 8%, 67%)  Silver Pink
#b2a5b2  rgb(178, 165, 178)  hsl(300, 8%, 67%)  Rose Quartz
#b2b2a5  rgb(178, 178, 165)  hsl(60, 8%, 67%)  Ash Gray