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#A8A5A5

#a8a5a5 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a8a5a5 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, 64.71% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.79% magenta, 1.79% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 1.69% saturation and 65.29% 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 8.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 1.88.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3795

Complementary

  1. #a8a5a5
  2. #a5a8a8

Split complementary

  1. #a8a5a5
  2. #a5a8a6
  3. #a5a6a8

Analogous

  1. #a8a5a6
  2. #a8a5a5
  3. #a8a6a5

Triadic

  1. #a8a5a5
  2. #a5a8a5
  3. #a5a5a8

Tetradic

  1. #a8a5a5
  2. #a8a8a5
  3. #a5a8a8
  4. #a5a5a8

Square

  1. #a8a5a5
  2. #a6a8a5
  3. #a5a8a8
  4. #a6a5a8

Monochromatic

  1. #5c5858
  2. #827e7e
  3. #a8a5a5
  4. #cecccc
  5. #f3f3f3

Shades

#a8a5a5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8a5a5
  2. #979595
  3. #868484
  4. #767474
  5. #656363
  6. #545353
  7. #434242
  8. #323232
  9. #222121
  10. #111111
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8a5a5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8a5a5
  2. #b1aeae
  3. #b9b7b7
  4. #c2c0c0
  5. #cbc9c9
  6. #d4d2d2
  7. #dcdbdb
  8. #e5e4e4
  9. #eeeded
  10. #f6f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8a5a5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8a5a5
  2. #a4a1a1
  3. #a09e9e
  4. #9c9a9a
  5. #989696
  6. #949393
  7. #908f8f
  8. #8c8b8b
  9. #888787
  10. #848484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7a5a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5a5a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6a6a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9a5a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6a5a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7a6a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8a5a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8a5a5 {
  color: #a8a5a5;
}
Background
.bg-a8a5a5 {
  background-color: #a8a5a5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8a5a5 {
  border: 2px solid #a8a5a5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8a5a5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 165 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 2% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8a5a5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8a5a5, #a8a6a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8a5a5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 165 165 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 1.88 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 1.88 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.45 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.83 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 10.55 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.90 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 11.15 #575a5a Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a8a5a5  rgb(168, 165, 165)  hsl(0, 2%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a5a8a8  rgb(165, 168, 168)  hsl(180, 2%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a5a8a5  rgb(165, 168, 165)  hsl(120, 2%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a5a5a8  rgb(165, 165, 168)  hsl(240, 2%, 65%)  Dark Gray