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#A8A2A4

#a8a2a4 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a8a2a4 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, 63.53% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.57% magenta, 2.38% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 340°, with 3.33% saturation and 64.71% 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 8.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 3.87.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3685

Complementary

  1. #a8a2a4
  2. #a2a8a6

Split complementary

  1. #a8a2a4
  2. #a2a8a3
  3. #a2a7a8

Analogous

  1. #a8a2a7
  2. #a8a2a4
  3. #a8a3a2

Triadic

  1. #a8a2a4
  2. #a4a8a2
  3. #a2a4a8

Tetradic

  1. #a8a2a4
  2. #a8a6a2
  3. #a2a8a6
  4. #a2a4a8

Square

  1. #a8a2a4
  2. #a7a8a2
  3. #a2a8a6
  4. #a3a2a8

Monochromatic

  1. #5b5658
  2. #837b7d
  3. #a8a2a4
  4. #cdcacb
  5. #f2f1f1

Shades

#a8a2a4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8a2a4
  2. #979294
  3. #868283
  4. #767173
  5. #656162
  6. #545152
  7. #434142
  8. #323131
  9. #222021
  10. #111010
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8a2a4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8a2a4
  2. #b1abad
  3. #b9b5b6
  4. #c2bebf
  5. #cbc7c8
  6. #d4d1d2
  7. #dcdadb
  8. #e5e3e4
  9. #eeeced
  10. #f6f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8a2a4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8a2a4
  2. #a49fa0
  3. #a09b9d
  4. #9c9899
  5. #989496
  6. #949192
  7. #908e8e
  8. #8c8a8b
  9. #888787
  10. #848384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a3a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3a3a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4a4a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9a2a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5a3a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5a3a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9a2a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8a2a4 {
  color: #a8a2a4;
}
Background
.bg-a8a2a4 {
  background-color: #a8a2a4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8a2a4 {
  border: 2px solid #a8a2a4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8a2a4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 162 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 340 3% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8a2a4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8a2a4, #a8a3a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8a2a4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 162 164 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.87 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.87 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.84 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.67 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.88 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.53 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.86 #575d5b Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a8a2a4  rgb(168, 162, 164)  hsl(340, 3%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a2a8a6  rgb(162, 168, 166)  hsl(160, 3%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a4a8a2  rgb(164, 168, 162)  hsl(100, 3%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a2a4a8  rgb(162, 164, 168)  hsl(220, 3%, 65%)  Dark Gray