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#A79E90

#a79e90 ≈ Dark Gray

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a79e90 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 61.96% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.39% magenta, 13.77% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 36.52°, with 11.56% saturation and 60.98% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 7.78.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3468

Complementary

  1. #a79e90
  2. #9099a7

Split complementary

  1. #a79e90
  2. #90a5a7
  3. #9290a7

Analogous

  1. #a79290
  2. #a79e90
  3. #a5a790

Triadic

  1. #a79e90
  2. #90a79e
  3. #9e90a7

Tetradic

  1. #a79e90
  2. #99a790
  3. #9099a7
  4. #9e90a7

Square

  1. #a79e90
  2. #90a792
  3. #9099a7
  4. #a790a5

Monochromatic

  1. #585146
  2. #837868
  3. #a79e90
  4. #c9c3bb
  5. #ebe9e5

Shades

#a79e90 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a79e90
  2. #968e82
  3. #867e73
  4. #756f65
  5. #645f56
  6. #544f48
  7. #433f3a
  8. #322f2b
  9. #21201d
  10. #11100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#a79e90 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a79e90
  2. #b0a89b
  3. #b9b1a6
  4. #c1bbb1
  5. #cac5bc
  6. #d3cfc8
  7. #dcd8d3
  8. #e5e2de
  9. #edece9
  10. #f6f5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a79e90 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a79e90
  2. #a39b8e
  3. #9f988d
  4. #9b958b
  5. #97928a
  6. #948f88
  7. #908c86
  8. #8c8985
  9. #888683
  10. #848382
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a29f99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a29e8f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4a090 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab9b9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a49e90 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a59f90 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa9c96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a79e90 {
  color: #a79e90;
}
Background
.bg-a79e90 {
  background-color: #a79e90;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a79e90 {
  border: 2px solid #a79e90;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a79e90;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 158 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 37 12% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a79e90 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a79e90, #a5a790);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a79e90 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 158 144 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.78 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.78 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 11.10 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 11.73 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 11.75 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 12.16 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 12.30 #58616f Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a79e90  rgb(167, 158, 144)  hsl(37, 12%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#9099a7  rgb(144, 153, 167)  hsl(217, 12%, 61%)  Cool Gray
#90a79e  rgb(144, 167, 158)  hsl(157, 12%, 61%)  Opal
#9e90a7  rgb(158, 144, 167)  hsl(277, 12%, 61%)  Rose Quartz