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#A8A8AF

#a8a8af ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a8a8af 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, 65.88% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 4.19% saturation and 67.25% 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 8.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 3.78.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3943

Complementary

  1. #a8a8af
  2. #afafa8

Split complementary

  1. #a8a8af
  2. #afaba8
  3. #abafa8

Analogous

  1. #a8abaf
  2. #a8a8af
  3. #aba8af

Triadic

  1. #a8a8af
  2. #afa8a8
  3. #a8afa8

Tetradic

  1. #a8a8af
  2. #afa8af
  3. #afafa8
  4. #a8afa8

Square

  1. #a8a8af
  2. #afa8ab
  3. #afafa8
  4. #a8afab

Monochromatic

  1. #5b5b63
  2. #80808a
  3. #a8a8af
  4. #d0d0d4
  5. #f4f4f5

Shades

#a8a8af mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8a8af
  2. #97979e
  3. #86868c
  4. #76767b
  5. #656569
  6. #545458
  7. #434346
  8. #323235
  9. #222223
  10. #111112
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8a8af mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8a8af
  2. #b1b1b7
  3. #b9b9bf
  4. #c2c2c7
  5. #cbcbcf
  6. #d4d4d7
  7. #dcdcdf
  8. #e5e5e7
  9. #eeeeef
  10. #f6f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8a8af mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8a8af
  2. #a4a4aa
  3. #a0a0a6
  4. #9c9ca1
  5. #98989c
  6. #949498
  7. #909093
  8. #8c8c8e
  9. #888889
  10. #848485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8a8ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7a9af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6a8af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a7a9aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7a8af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7a8af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7a9ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8a8af {
  color: #a8a8af;
}
Background
.bg-a8a8af {
  background-color: #a8a8af;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8a8af {
  border: 2px solid #a8a8af;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8a8af;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 168 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 4% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8a8af {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8a8af, #aba8af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8a8af {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 168 175 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.78 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.78 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.46 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.87 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.96 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.35 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.55 #575750 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a8a8af  rgb(168, 168, 175)  hsl(240, 4%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#afafa8  rgb(175, 175, 168)  hsl(60, 4%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#afa8a8  rgb(175, 168, 168)  hsl(0, 4%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#a8afa8  rgb(168, 175, 168)  hsl(120, 4%, 67%)  Ash Gray