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#A6A199

#a6a199 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a6a199 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 63.14% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.01% magenta, 7.83% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 36.92°, with 6.81% saturation and 62.55% 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 8.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 4.89.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.359

Complementary

  1. #a6a199
  2. #999ea6

Split complementary

  1. #a6a199
  2. #99a5a6
  3. #9a99a6

Analogous

  1. #a69a99
  2. #a6a199
  3. #a5a699

Triadic

  1. #a6a199
  2. #99a6a1
  3. #a199a6

Tetradic

  1. #a6a199
  2. #9ea699
  3. #999ea6
  4. #a199a6

Square

  1. #a6a199
  2. #99a69a
  3. #999ea6
  4. #a699a5

Monochromatic

  1. #59544d
  2. #827b71
  3. #a6a199
  4. #cac7c2
  5. #edeceb

Shades

#a6a199 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6a199
  2. #95918a
  3. #85817a
  4. #74716b
  5. #64615c
  6. #53514d
  7. #42403d
  8. #32302e
  9. #21201f
  10. #11100f
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6a199 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6a199
  2. #afaaa3
  3. #b8b4ad
  4. #c1bdb8
  5. #cac7c2
  6. #d3d0cc
  7. #dbd9d6
  8. #e4e3e0
  9. #edeceb
  10. #f6f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6a199 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6a199
  2. #a29e97
  3. #9e9a94
  4. #9b9792
  5. #97948f
  6. #93918d
  7. #8f8d8a
  8. #8b8a88
  9. #888785
  10. #848383
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3a19e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3a199 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5a299 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a99f9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4a199 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5a299 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8a09c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6a199 {
  color: #a6a199;
}
Background
.bg-a6a199 {
  background-color: #a6a199;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6a199 {
  border: 2px solid #a6a199;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6a199;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 161 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 37 7% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6a199 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6a199, #a5a699);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6a199 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 161 153 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.89 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.89 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.55 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.47 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.68 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.86 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 11.28 #595e66 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a6a199  rgb(166, 161, 153)  hsl(37, 7%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#999ea6  rgb(153, 158, 166)  hsl(217, 7%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#99a6a1  rgb(153, 166, 161)  hsl(157, 7%, 63%)  Ash Gray
#a199a6  rgb(161, 153, 166)  hsl(277, 7%, 63%)  Rose Quartz