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#A8A7A8

#a8a7a8 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a8a7a8 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, 65.49% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 0.57% saturation and 65.69% 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 8.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 1.02.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3879

Complementary

  1. #a8a7a8
  2. #a7a8a7

Split complementary

  1. #a8a7a8
  2. #a8a8a7
  3. #a7a8a8

Analogous

  1. #a8a7a8
  2. #a8a7a8
  3. #a8a7a8

Triadic

  1. #a8a7a8
  2. #a8a8a7
  3. #a7a8a8

Tetradic

  1. #a8a7a8
  2. #a8a7a7
  3. #a7a8a7
  4. #a7a8a8

Square

  1. #a8a7a8
  2. #a8a8a7
  3. #a7a8a7
  4. #a7a8a8

Monochromatic

  1. #5c5a5c
  2. #828182
  3. #a8a7a8
  4. #cecdce
  5. #f4f4f4

Shades

#a8a7a8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8a7a8
  2. #979697
  3. #868686
  4. #767576
  5. #656465
  6. #545454
  7. #434343
  8. #323232
  9. #222122
  10. #111111
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8a7a8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8a7a8
  2. #b1b0b1
  3. #b9b9b9
  4. #c2c1c2
  5. #cbcacb
  6. #d4d3d4
  7. #dcdcdc
  8. #e5e5e5
  9. #eeedee
  10. #f6f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8a7a8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8a7a8
  2. #a4a3a4
  3. #a09fa0
  4. #9c9b9c
  5. #989798
  6. #949494
  7. #909090
  8. #8c8c8c
  9. #888888
  10. #848484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8a7a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7a7a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7a7a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8a7a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7a7a8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7a7a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8a7a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8a7a8 {
  color: #a8a7a8;
}
Background
.bg-a8a7a8 {
  background-color: #a8a7a8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8a7a8 {
  border: 2px solid #a8a7a8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8a7a8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 167 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 1% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8a7a8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8a7a8, #a8a7a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8a7a8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 167 168 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 1.02 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 1.02 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.85 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.50 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.19 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 11.12 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 11.31 #575857 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a8a7a8  rgb(168, 167, 168)  hsl(300, 1%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#a7a8a7  rgb(167, 168, 167)  hsl(120, 1%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#a8a8a7  rgb(168, 168, 167)  hsl(60, 1%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#a7a8a8  rgb(167, 168, 168)  hsl(180, 1%, 66%)  Dark Gray