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#A8A9A8

#a8a9a8 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a8a9a8 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, 66.27% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.59% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 0.58% saturation and 66.08% 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 8.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 0.89.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3953

Complementary

  1. #a8a9a8
  2. #a9a8a9

Split complementary

  1. #a8a9a8
  2. #a9a8a9
  3. #a9a8a9

Analogous

  1. #a9a9a8
  2. #a8a9a8
  3. #a8a9a9

Triadic

  1. #a8a9a8
  2. #a8a8a9
  3. #a9a8a8

Tetradic

  1. #a8a9a8
  2. #a8a9a9
  3. #a9a8a9
  4. #a9a8a8

Square

  1. #a8a9a8
  2. #a8a9a9
  3. #a9a8a9
  4. #a9a9a8

Monochromatic

  1. #5b5d5b
  2. #828382
  3. #a8a9a8
  4. #cecfce
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#a8a9a8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8a9a8
  2. #979897
  3. #868786
  4. #767676
  5. #656565
  6. #545554
  7. #434443
  8. #323332
  9. #222222
  10. #111111
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8a9a8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8a9a8
  2. #b1b2b1
  3. #b9bab9
  4. #c2c3c2
  5. #cbcbcb
  6. #d4d4d4
  7. #dcdddc
  8. #e5e5e5
  9. #eeeeee
  10. #f6f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8a9a8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8a9a8
  2. #a4a5a4
  3. #a0a1a0
  4. #9c9d9c
  5. #989998
  6. #949594
  7. #909090
  8. #8c8c8c
  9. #888888
  10. #848484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8a9a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9a9a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9a9a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8a9a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9a9a8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9a9a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8a9a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8a9a8 {
  color: #a8a9a8;
}
Background
.bg-a8a9a8 {
  background-color: #a8a9a8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8a9a8 {
  border: 2px solid #a8a9a8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8a9a8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 169 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 1% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8a9a8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8a9a8, #a8a9a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8a9a8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 169 168 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 0.89 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 0.89 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.43 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.49 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.84 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 11.08 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 11.08 #575657 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a8a9a8  rgb(168, 169, 168)  hsl(120, 1%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#a9a8a9  rgb(169, 168, 169)  hsl(300, 1%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#a8a8a9  rgb(168, 168, 169)  hsl(240, 1%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#a9a8a8  rgb(169, 168, 168)  hsl(0, 1%, 66%)  Dark Gray