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#A6ABA3

#a6aba3 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a6aba3 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, 67.06% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.68% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 97.5°, with 4.55% 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 8.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.31.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3988

Complementary

  1. #a6aba3
  2. #a8a3ab

Split complementary

  1. #a6aba3
  2. #a4a3ab
  3. #aba3aa

Analogous

  1. #aaaba3
  2. #a6aba3
  3. #a3aba4

Triadic

  1. #a6aba3
  2. #a3a6ab
  3. #aba3a6

Tetradic

  1. #a6aba3
  2. #a3aba8
  3. #a8a3ab
  4. #aba3a6

Square

  1. #a6aba3
  2. #a3aaab
  3. #a8a3ab
  4. #aba4a3

Monochromatic

  1. #595f56
  2. #7f867b
  3. #a6aba3
  4. #cdd0cb
  5. #f3f4f3

Shades

#a6aba3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6aba3
  2. #959a93
  3. #858982
  4. #747872
  5. #646762
  6. #535652
  7. #424441
  8. #323331
  9. #212221
  10. #111110
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6aba3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6aba3
  2. #afb3ac
  3. #b8bcb5
  4. #c1c4bf
  5. #cacdc8
  6. #d3d5d1
  7. #dbddda
  8. #e4e6e3
  9. #edeeed
  10. #f6f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6aba3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6aba3
  2. #a2a7a0
  3. #9ea29c
  4. #9b9e99
  5. #979a95
  6. #939692
  7. #8f918e
  8. #8b8d8b
  9. #888987
  10. #848484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8aaa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acaaa3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aba9a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6aaa9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaaaa3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9aaa3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a6aba6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6aba3 {
  color: #a6aba3;
}
Background
.bg-a6aba3 {
  background-color: #a6aba3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6aba3 {
  border: 2px solid #a6aba3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6aba3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 171 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 98 5% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6aba3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6aba3, #a3aba4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6aba3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 171 163 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.31 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.31 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.71 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.15 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.69 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 11.86 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 12.08 #59545c Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a6aba3  rgb(166, 171, 163)  hsl(98, 5%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a8a3ab  rgb(168, 163, 171)  hsl(278, 5%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a3a6ab  rgb(163, 166, 171)  hsl(218, 5%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#aba3a6  rgb(171, 163, 166)  hsl(338, 5%, 65%)  Dark Gray