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#A89DA0

#a89da0 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a89da0 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 61.57% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.55% magenta, 4.76% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 343.64°, with 5.95% saturation and 63.73% 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 8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 6.55.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3498

Complementary

  1. #a89da0
  2. #9da8a5

Split complementary

  1. #a89da0
  2. #9da8a0
  3. #9da6a8

Analogous

  1. #a89da6
  2. #a89da0
  3. #a8a09d

Triadic

  1. #a89da0
  2. #a0a89d
  3. #9da0a8

Tetradic

  1. #a89da0
  2. #a8a59d
  3. #9da8a5
  4. #9da0a8

Square

  1. #a89da0
  2. #a6a89d
  3. #9da8a5
  4. #a09da8

Monochromatic

  1. #5b5154
  2. #847579
  3. #a89da0
  4. #ccc6c7
  5. #f0eeef

Shades

#a89da0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a89da0
  2. #978d90
  3. #867e80
  4. #766e70
  5. #655e60
  6. #544f50
  7. #433f40
  8. #322f30
  9. #221f20
  10. #111010
  11. #000000

Tints

#a89da0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a89da0
  2. #b1a7aa
  3. #b9b1b3
  4. #c2babd
  5. #cbc4c6
  6. #d4ced0
  7. #dcd8d9
  8. #e5e2e3
  9. #eeebec
  10. #f6f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a89da0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a89da0
  2. #a49a9d
  3. #a0979a
  4. #9c9496
  5. #989193
  6. #948f90
  7. #908c8d
  8. #8c898a
  9. #888686
  10. #848383
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a39fa0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e9fa0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0a0a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa9d9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a29ea0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a49fa0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a99d9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a89da0 {
  color: #a89da0;
}
Background
.bg-a89da0 {
  background-color: #a89da0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a89da0 {
  border: 2px solid #a89da0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a89da0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 157 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 6% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a89da0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a89da0, #a8a09d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a89da0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 157 160 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.55 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.55 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.91 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.11 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.59 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.25 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.84 #57625f Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a89da0  rgb(168, 157, 160)  hsl(344, 6%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#9da8a5  rgb(157, 168, 165)  hsl(164, 6%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#a0a89d  rgb(160, 168, 157)  hsl(104, 6%, 64%)  Ash Gray
#9da0a8  rgb(157, 160, 168)  hsl(224, 6%, 64%)  Dark Gray