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#A8A4A4

#a8a4a4 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a8a4a4 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, 64.31% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.38% magenta, 2.38% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 2.25% saturation and 65.1% 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 8.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.43.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3756

Complementary

  1. #a8a4a4
  2. #a4a8a8

Split complementary

  1. #a8a4a4
  2. #a4a8a6
  3. #a4a6a8

Analogous

  1. #a8a4a6
  2. #a8a4a4
  3. #a8a6a4

Triadic

  1. #a8a4a4
  2. #a4a8a4
  3. #a4a4a8

Tetradic

  1. #a8a4a4
  2. #a8a8a4
  3. #a4a8a8
  4. #a4a4a8

Square

  1. #a8a4a4
  2. #a6a8a4
  3. #a4a8a8
  4. #a6a4a8

Monochromatic

  1. #5c5757
  2. #837d7d
  3. #a8a4a4
  4. #cdcbcb
  5. #f3f2f2

Shades

#a8a4a4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8a4a4
  2. #979494
  3. #868383
  4. #767373
  5. #656262
  6. #545252
  7. #434242
  8. #323131
  9. #222121
  10. #111010
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8a4a4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8a4a4
  2. #b1adad
  3. #b9b6b6
  4. #c2bfbf
  5. #cbc8c8
  6. #d4d2d2
  7. #dcdbdb
  8. #e5e4e4
  9. #eeeded
  10. #f6f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8a4a4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8a4a4
  2. #a4a0a0
  3. #a09d9d
  4. #9c9999
  5. #989696
  6. #949292
  7. #908e8e
  8. #8c8b8b
  9. #888787
  10. #848484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6a5a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5a4a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5a5a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9a4a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6a4a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6a5a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9a4a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8a4a4 {
  color: #a8a4a4;
}
Background
.bg-a8a4a4 {
  background-color: #a8a4a4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8a4a4 {
  border: 2px solid #a8a4a4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8a4a4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 164 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 2% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8a4a4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8a4a4, #a8a6a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8a4a4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 164 164 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.43 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.43 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.80 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.49 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 10.23 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.51 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 11.21 #575b5b Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a8a4a4  rgb(168, 164, 164)  hsl(0, 2%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a4a8a8  rgb(164, 168, 168)  hsl(180, 2%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a4a8a4  rgb(164, 168, 164)  hsl(120, 2%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a4a4a8  rgb(164, 164, 168)  hsl(240, 2%, 65%)  Dark Gray