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#a6b2ac ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a6b2ac 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, 69.8% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.37% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 150°, 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 9.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 3.48.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4293

Complementary

  1. #a6b2ac
  2. #b2a6ac

Split complementary

  1. #a6b2ac
  2. #b2a6b2
  3. #b2a6a6

Analogous

  1. #a6b2a6
  2. #a6b2ac
  3. #a6b2b2

Triadic

  1. #a6b2ac
  2. #aca6b2
  3. #b2aca6

Tetradic

  1. #a6b2ac
  2. #a6acb2
  3. #b2a6ac
  4. #b2aca6

Square

  1. #a6b2ac
  2. #a6a6b2
  3. #b2a6ac
  4. #b2b2a6

Monochromatic

  1. #59665f
  2. #7d8f86
  3. #a6b2ac
  4. #cfd5d2
  5. #f4f6f5

Shades

#a6b2ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6b2ac
  2. #95a09b
  3. #858e8a
  4. #747d78
  5. #646b67
  6. #535956
  7. #424745
  8. #323534
  9. #212422
  10. #111211
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6b2ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6b2ac
  2. #afbab4
  3. #b8c1bd
  4. #c1c9c5
  5. #cad1cd
  6. #d3d9d6
  7. #dbe0de
  8. #e4e8e6
  9. #edf0ee
  10. #f6f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6b2ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6b2ac
  2. #a2ada8
  3. #9ea8a3
  4. #9ba39f
  5. #979e9a
  6. #939996
  7. #8f9492
  8. #8b8f8d
  9. #888a89
  10. #848584
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acb0ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1b0ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afaeac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4b2b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adb1ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acb0ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a5b2af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6b2ac {
  color: #a6b2ac;
}
Background
.bg-a6b2ac {
  background-color: #a6b2ac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6b2ac {
  border: 2px solid #a6b2ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6b2ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 178 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 150 7% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6b2ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6b2ac, #a6b2b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6b2ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 178 172 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 3.48 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.42 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.12 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.12 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.27 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.10 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 11.52 #594d53 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#a6b2ac  rgb(166, 178, 172)  hsl(150, 7%, 67%)  Ash Gray
#b2a6ac  rgb(178, 166, 172)  hsl(330, 7%, 67%)  Silver Pink
#aca6b2  rgb(172, 166, 178)  hsl(270, 7%, 67%)  Rose Quartz
#b2aca6  rgb(178, 172, 166)  hsl(30, 7%, 67%)  Dark Gray