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#A8ADA2

#a8ada2 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a8ada2 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, 67.84% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.89% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.36% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 87.27°, with 6.29% 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 9.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 5.24.

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Relative luminance0.4082

Complementary

  1. #a8ada2
  2. #a7a2ad

Split complementary

  1. #a8ada2
  2. #a2a3ad
  3. #ada2ad

Analogous

  1. #adada2
  2. #a8ada2
  3. #a3ada2

Triadic

  1. #a8ada2
  2. #a2a8ad
  3. #ada2a8

Tetradic

  1. #a8ada2
  2. #a2ada7
  3. #a7a2ad
  4. #ada2a8

Square

  1. #a8ada2
  2. #a2adad
  3. #a7a2ad
  4. #ada2a3

Monochromatic

  1. #5c6155
  2. #828979
  3. #a8ada2
  4. #ced1cb
  5. #f4f5f3

Shades

#a8ada2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8ada2
  2. #979c92
  3. #868a82
  4. #767971
  5. #656861
  6. #545751
  7. #434541
  8. #323431
  9. #222320
  10. #111110
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8ada2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8ada2
  2. #b1b5ab
  3. #b9bdb5
  4. #c2c6be
  5. #cbcec7
  6. #d4d6d1
  7. #dcdeda
  8. #e5e6e3
  9. #eeefec
  10. #f6f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8ada2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8ada2
  2. #a4a99f
  3. #a0a49b
  4. #9ca098
  5. #989b94
  6. #949791
  7. #90928e
  8. #8c8e8a
  9. #888987
  10. #848583
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aaaca8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeaba1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeaba2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9acaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acaca2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abaca2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8aca7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8ada2 {
  color: #a8ada2;
}
Background
.bg-a8ada2 {
  background-color: #a8ada2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8ada2 {
  border: 2px solid #a8ada2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8ada2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 173 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 6% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8ada2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8ada2, #a3ada2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8ada2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 173 162 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.24 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.54 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.54 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.63 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.44 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 11.94 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 12.21 #57525d Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#a8ada2  rgb(168, 173, 162)  hsl(87, 6%, 66%)  Ash Gray
#a7a2ad  rgb(167, 162, 173)  hsl(267, 6%, 66%)  Rose Quartz
#a2a8ad  rgb(162, 168, 173)  hsl(207, 6%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#ada2a8  rgb(173, 162, 168)  hsl(327, 6%, 66%)  Rose Quartz