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#A6A693

#a6a693 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a6a693 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 65.1% green and 57.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.45% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 9.64% saturation and 61.37% 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 8.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 8.83.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3749

Complementary

  1. #a6a693
  2. #9393a6

Split complementary

  1. #a6a693
  2. #939ca6
  3. #9c93a6

Analogous

  1. #a69c93
  2. #a6a693
  3. #9ca693

Triadic

  1. #a6a693
  2. #93a6a6
  3. #a693a6

Tetradic

  1. #a6a693
  2. #93a693
  3. #9393a6
  4. #a693a6

Square

  1. #a6a693
  2. #93a69c
  3. #9393a6
  4. #a6939c

Monochromatic

  1. #585848
  2. #82826b
  3. #a6a693
  4. #c9c9bd
  5. #ebebe7

Shades

#a6a693 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6a693
  2. #959584
  3. #858576
  4. #747467
  5. #646458
  6. #53534a
  7. #42423b
  8. #32322c
  9. #21211d
  10. #11110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6a693 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6a693
  2. #afaf9e
  3. #b8b8a9
  4. #c1c1b3
  5. #cacabe
  6. #d3d3c9
  7. #dbdbd4
  8. #e4e4df
  9. #edede9
  10. #f6f6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6a693 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6a693
  2. #a2a291
  3. #9e9e8f
  4. #9b9b8d
  5. #97978b
  6. #93938a
  7. #8f8f88
  8. #8b8b86
  9. #888884
  10. #848482
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a59e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aaa492 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aaa594 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9a3a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8a592 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8a593 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8a49b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6a693 {
  color: #a6a693;
}
Background
.bg-a6a693 {
  background-color: #a6a693;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6a693 {
  border: 2px solid #a6a693;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6a693;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 166 147;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 10% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6a693 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6a693, #9ca693);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6a693 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 166 147 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.83 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.97 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.97 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.46 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 11.03 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 11.65 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 12.79 #59596c Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#a6a693  rgb(166, 166, 147)  hsl(60, 10%, 61%)  Ash Gray
#9393a6  rgb(147, 147, 166)  hsl(240, 10%, 61%)  Cool Gray
#93a6a6  rgb(147, 166, 166)  hsl(180, 10%, 61%)  Ash Gray
#a693a6  rgb(166, 147, 166)  hsl(300, 10%, 61%)  Rose Quartz