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#A6A8A8

#a6a8a8 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a6a8a8 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, 65.88% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.19% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 1.14% saturation and 65.49% 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 8.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 1.15.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3894

Complementary

  1. #a6a8a8
  2. #a8a6a6

Split complementary

  1. #a6a8a8
  2. #a8a6a7
  3. #a8a7a6

Analogous

  1. #a6a8a7
  2. #a6a8a8
  3. #a6a7a8

Triadic

  1. #a6a8a8
  2. #a8a6a8
  3. #a8a8a6

Tetradic

  1. #a6a8a8
  2. #a6a6a8
  3. #a8a6a6
  4. #a8a8a6

Square

  1. #a6a8a8
  2. #a7a6a8
  3. #a8a6a6
  4. #a7a8a6

Monochromatic

  1. #595c5c
  2. #7f8282
  3. #a6a8a8
  4. #cdcece
  5. #f3f4f4

Shades

#a6a8a8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6a8a8
  2. #959797
  3. #858686
  4. #747676
  5. #646565
  6. #535454
  7. #424343
  8. #323232
  9. #212222
  10. #111111
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6a8a8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6a8a8
  2. #afb1b1
  3. #b8b9b9
  4. #c1c2c2
  5. #cacbcb
  6. #d3d4d4
  7. #dbdcdc
  8. #e4e5e5
  9. #edeeee
  10. #f6f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6a8a8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6a8a8
  2. #a2a4a4
  3. #9ea0a0
  4. #9b9c9c
  5. #979898
  6. #939494
  7. #8f9090
  8. #8b8c8c
  9. #888888
  10. #848484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7a8a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8a8a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7a7a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5a8a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7a8a8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7a8a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a6a8a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6a8a8 {
  color: #a6a8a8;
}
Background
.bg-a6a8a8 {
  background-color: #a6a8a8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6a8a8 {
  border: 2px solid #a6a8a8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6a8a8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 168 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 1% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6a8a8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6a8a8, #a6a7a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6a8a8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 168 168 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 1.15 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 1.15 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.79 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.71 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 11.06 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 11.31 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 11.42 #595757 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a6a8a8  rgb(166, 168, 168)  hsl(180, 1%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a8a6a6  rgb(168, 166, 166)  hsl(0, 1%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a8a6a8  rgb(168, 166, 168)  hsl(300, 1%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a8a8a6  rgb(168, 168, 166)  hsl(60, 1%, 65%)  Dark Gray