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#A8A9AC

#a8a9ac ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a8a9ac 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 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.33% cyan, 1.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 2.35% saturation and 66.67% 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 8.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 1.64.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3968

Complementary

  1. #a8a9ac
  2. #acaba8

Split complementary

  1. #a8a9ac
  2. #aca9a8
  3. #abaca8

Analogous

  1. #a8abac
  2. #a8a9ac
  3. #a9a8ac

Triadic

  1. #a8a9ac
  2. #aca8a9
  3. #a9aca8

Tetradic

  1. #a8a9ac
  2. #aba8ac
  3. #acaba8
  4. #a9aca8

Square

  1. #a8a9ac
  2. #aca8ab
  3. #acaba8
  4. #a8aca9

Monochromatic

  1. #5b5c60
  2. #818287
  3. #a8a9ac
  4. #cfd0d1
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#a8a9ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8a9ac
  2. #97989b
  3. #86878a
  4. #767678
  5. #656567
  6. #545556
  7. #434445
  8. #323334
  9. #222222
  10. #111111
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8a9ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8a9ac
  2. #b1b2b4
  3. #b9babd
  4. #c2c3c5
  5. #cbcbcd
  6. #d4d4d6
  7. #dcddde
  8. #e5e5e6
  9. #eeeeee
  10. #f6f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8a9ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8a9ac
  2. #a4a5a8
  3. #a0a1a3
  4. #9c9d9f
  5. #98999a
  6. #949596
  7. #909092
  8. #8c8c8d
  9. #888889
  10. #848484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9a9aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8a9ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8a9ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a7aaaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8a9ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8a9ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8a9ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8a9ac {
  color: #a8a9ac;
}
Background
.bg-a8a9ac {
  background-color: #a8a9ac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8a9ac {
  border: 2px solid #a8a9ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8a9ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 169 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 2% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8a9ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8a9ac, #a9a8ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8a9ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 169 172 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 1.64 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 1.64 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.50 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.99 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.30 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 11.08 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 11.08 #575653 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a8a9ac  rgb(168, 169, 172)  hsl(225, 2%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#acaba8  rgb(172, 171, 168)  hsl(45, 2%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#aca8a9  rgb(172, 168, 169)  hsl(345, 2%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#a9aca8  rgb(169, 172, 168)  hsl(105, 2%, 67%)  Dark Gray