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#a8adaa ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a8adaa 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 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.89% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.73% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 144°, with 2.96% saturation and 66.86% 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 9.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 3.44.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4111

Complementary

  1. #a8adaa
  2. #ada8ab

Split complementary

  1. #a8adaa
  2. #aca8ad
  3. #ada8a8

Analogous

  1. #a8ada8
  2. #a8adaa
  3. #a8adac

Triadic

  1. #a8adaa
  2. #aaa8ad
  3. #adaaa8

Tetradic

  1. #a8adaa
  2. #a8abad
  3. #ada8ab
  4. #adaaa8

Square

  1. #a8adaa
  2. #a8a8ad
  3. #ada8ab
  4. #adaca8

Monochromatic

  1. #5b615d
  2. #818884
  3. #a8adaa
  4. #cfd2d0
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#a8adaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8adaa
  2. #979c99
  3. #868a88
  4. #767977
  5. #656866
  6. #545755
  7. #434544
  8. #323433
  9. #222322
  10. #111111
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8adaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8adaa
  2. #b1b5b3
  3. #b9bdbb
  4. #c2c6c4
  5. #cbcecc
  6. #d4d6d5
  7. #dcdedd
  8. #e5e6e6
  9. #eeefee
  10. #f6f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8adaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8adaa
  2. #a4a9a6
  3. #a0a4a2
  4. #9ca09d
  5. #989b99
  6. #949795
  7. #909291
  8. #8c8e8d
  9. #888988
  10. #848584
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aaacab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adacaa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acabaa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a7adac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abacaa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aaacaa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8adab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8adaa {
  color: #a8adaa;
}
Background
.bg-a8adaa {
  background-color: #a8adaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8adaa {
  border: 2px solid #a8adaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8adaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 173 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 144 3% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8adaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8adaa, #a8adac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8adaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 173 170 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.44 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.44 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.07 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.44 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.80 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.99 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.71 #575255 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a8adaa  rgb(168, 173, 170)  hsl(144, 3%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#ada8ab  rgb(173, 168, 171)  hsl(324, 3%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#aaa8ad  rgb(170, 168, 173)  hsl(264, 3%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#adaaa8  rgb(173, 170, 168)  hsl(24, 3%, 67%)  Dark Gray