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#A6ACB2

#a6acb2 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a6acb2 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, 67.45% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.74% cyan, 3.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 7.23% saturation and 67.45% 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 9.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 3.77.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4083

Complementary

  1. #a6acb2
  2. #b2aca6

Split complementary

  1. #a6acb2
  2. #b2a6a6
  3. #b2b2a6

Analogous

  1. #a6b2b2
  2. #a6acb2
  3. #a6a6b2

Triadic

  1. #a6acb2
  2. #b2a6ac
  3. #acb2a6

Tetradic

  1. #a6acb2
  2. #aca6b2
  3. #b2aca6
  4. #acb2a6

Square

  1. #a6acb2
  2. #b2a6b2
  3. #b2aca6
  4. #a6b2a6

Monochromatic

  1. #595f66
  2. #7d868f
  3. #a6acb2
  4. #cfd2d5
  5. #f4f5f6

Shades

#a6acb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6acb2
  2. #959ba0
  3. #858a8e
  4. #74787d
  5. #64676b
  6. #535659
  7. #424547
  8. #323435
  9. #212224
  10. #111112
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6acb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6acb2
  2. #afb4ba
  3. #b8bdc1
  4. #c1c5c9
  5. #cacdd1
  6. #d3d6d9
  7. #dbdee0
  8. #e4e6e8
  9. #edeef0
  10. #f6f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6acb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6acb2
  2. #a2a8ad
  3. #9ea3a8
  4. #9b9fa3
  5. #979a9e
  6. #939699
  7. #8f9294
  8. #8b8d8f
  9. #88898a
  10. #848485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9acae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aaacb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8abb2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3adae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8acb2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7abb2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a4adb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6acb2 {
  color: #a6acb2;
}
Background
.bg-a6acb2 {
  background-color: #a6acb2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6acb2 {
  border: 2px solid #a6acb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6acb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 172 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 7% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6acb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6acb2, #a6a6b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6acb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 172 178 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.77 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.77 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.77 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.98 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.76 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.09 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.98 #59534d Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a6acb2  rgb(166, 172, 178)  hsl(210, 7%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#b2aca6  rgb(178, 172, 166)  hsl(30, 7%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#b2a6ac  rgb(178, 166, 172)  hsl(330, 7%, 67%)  Silver Pink
#acb2a6  rgb(172, 178, 166)  hsl(90, 7%, 67%)  Ash Gray