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#A89F95

#a89f95 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a89f95 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, 62.35% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.36% magenta, 11.31% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 31.58°, with 9.84% saturation and 62.16% 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 8.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 6.42.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3529

Complementary

  1. #a89f95
  2. #959ea8

Split complementary

  1. #a89f95
  2. #95a8a8
  3. #9695a8

Analogous

  1. #a89695
  2. #a89f95
  3. #a8a895

Triadic

  1. #a89f95
  2. #95a89f
  3. #9f95a8

Tetradic

  1. #a89f95
  2. #9ea895
  3. #959ea8
  4. #9f95a8

Square

  1. #a89f95
  2. #95a896
  3. #959ea8
  4. #a895a8

Monochromatic

  1. #5a524a
  2. #84796c
  3. #a89f95
  4. #cac5bf
  5. #edebe9

Shades

#a89f95 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a89f95
  2. #978f86
  3. #867f77
  4. #766f68
  5. #655f59
  6. #54504b
  7. #43403c
  8. #32302d
  9. #22201e
  10. #11100f
  11. #000000

Tints

#a89f95 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a89f95
  2. #b1a9a0
  3. #b9b2aa
  4. #c2bcb5
  5. #cbc5bf
  6. #d4cfca
  7. #dcd9d5
  8. #e5e2df
  9. #eeecea
  10. #f6f5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a89f95 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a89f95
  2. #a49c93
  3. #a09991
  4. #9c968f
  5. #98938d
  6. #94908b
  7. #908c88
  8. #8c8986
  9. #888684
  10. #848382
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3a09c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a29f94 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4a195 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac9d9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a59f95 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6a095 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa9e99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a89f95 {
  color: #a89f95;
}
Background
.bg-a89f95 {
  background-color: #a89f95;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a89f95 {
  border: 2px solid #a89f95;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a89f95;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 159 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 32 10% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a89f95 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a89f95, #a8a895);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a89f95 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 159 149 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.42 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.42 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.97 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.65 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.83 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 11.30 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 12.15 #57606a Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a89f95  rgb(168, 159, 149)  hsl(32, 10%, 62%)  Dark Gray
#959ea8  rgb(149, 158, 168)  hsl(212, 10%, 62%)  Dark Gray
#95a89f  rgb(149, 168, 159)  hsl(152, 10%, 62%)  Ash Gray
#9f95a8  rgb(159, 149, 168)  hsl(272, 10%, 62%)  Rose Quartz