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#A6AEAE

#a6aeae ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a6aeae 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, 68.24% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 4.71% saturation and 66.67% 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 9.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 4.05.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4144

Complementary

  1. #a6aeae
  2. #aea6a6

Split complementary

  1. #a6aeae
  2. #aea6aa
  3. #aeaaa6

Analogous

  1. #a6aeaa
  2. #a6aeae
  3. #a6aaae

Triadic

  1. #a6aeae
  2. #aea6ae
  3. #aeaea6

Tetradic

  1. #a6aeae
  2. #a6a6ae
  3. #aea6a6
  4. #aeaea6

Square

  1. #a6aeae
  2. #aaa6ae
  3. #aea6a6
  4. #aaaea6

Monochromatic

  1. #596262
  2. #7e8a8a
  3. #a6aeae
  4. #ced2d2
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#a6aeae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6aeae
  2. #959d9d
  3. #858b8b
  4. #747a7a
  5. #646868
  6. #535757
  7. #424646
  8. #323434
  9. #212323
  10. #111111
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6aeae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6aeae
  2. #afb6b6
  3. #b8bebe
  4. #c1c6c6
  5. #cacece
  6. #d3d7d7
  7. #dbdfdf
  8. #e4e7e7
  9. #edefef
  10. #f6f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6aeae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6aeae
  2. #a2a9a9
  3. #9ea5a5
  4. #9ba0a0
  5. #979c9c
  6. #939797
  7. #8f9292
  8. #8b8e8e
  9. #888989
  10. #848585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aaadad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adadae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #abacae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4afae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaadae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9adae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a5aeae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6aeae {
  color: #a6aeae;
}
Background
.bg-a6aeae {
  background-color: #a6aeae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6aeae {
  border: 2px solid #a6aeae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6aeae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 174 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 5% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6aeae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6aeae, #a6aaae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6aeae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 174 174 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.05 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.05 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.39 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.63 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.44 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.29 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.75 #595151 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a6aeae  rgb(166, 174, 174)  hsl(180, 5%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#aea6a6  rgb(174, 166, 166)  hsl(0, 5%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#aea6ae  rgb(174, 166, 174)  hsl(300, 5%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#aeaea6  rgb(174, 174, 166)  hsl(60, 5%, 67%)  Dark Gray