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#A8B8A8

#a8b8a8 ≈ Ash Gray

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a8b8a8 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 72.16% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.7% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 10.13% saturation and 69.02% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 3.94.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4543

Complementary

  1. #a8b8a8
  2. #b8a8b8

Split complementary

  1. #a8b8a8
  2. #b0a8b8
  3. #b8a8b0

Analogous

  1. #b0b8a8
  2. #a8b8a8
  3. #a8b8b0

Triadic

  1. #a8b8a8
  2. #a8a8b8
  3. #b8a8a8

Tetradic

  1. #a8b8a8
  2. #a8b8b8
  3. #b8a8b8
  4. #b8a8a8

Square

  1. #a8b8a8
  2. #a8b0b8
  3. #b8a8b8
  4. #b8b0a8

Monochromatic

  1. #596e59
  2. #7e967e
  3. #a8b8a8
  4. #d2dad2
  5. #f4f6f4

Shades

#a8b8a8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8b8a8
  2. #97a697
  3. #869386
  4. #768176
  5. #656e65
  6. #545c54
  7. #434a43
  8. #323732
  9. #222522
  10. #111211
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8b8a8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8b8a8
  2. #b1bfb1
  3. #b9c6b9
  4. #c2cdc2
  5. #cbd4cb
  6. #d4dcd4
  7. #dce3dc
  8. #e5eae5
  9. #eef1ee
  10. #f6f8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8b8a8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8b8a8
  2. #a4b2a4
  3. #a0ada0
  4. #9ca79c
  5. #98a298
  6. #949c94
  7. #909690
  8. #8c918c
  9. #888b88
  10. #848684
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afb5af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9b5a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6b3a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a7b7b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b6a8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0b5a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7b7af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8b8a8 {
  color: #a8b8a8;
}
Background
.bg-a8b8a8 {
  background-color: #a8b8a8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8b8a8 {
  border: 2px solid #a8b8a8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8b8a8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 184 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 10% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8b8a8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8b8a8, #a8b8b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8b8a8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 184 168 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 3.94 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.68 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 11.00 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.22 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 11.22 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 11.30 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 11.77 #574757 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#a8b8a8  rgb(168, 184, 168)  hsl(120, 10%, 69%)  Ash Gray
#b8a8b8  rgb(184, 168, 184)  hsl(300, 10%, 69%)  Pastel Purple
#a8a8b8  rgb(168, 168, 184)  hsl(240, 10%, 69%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#b8a8a8  rgb(184, 168, 168)  hsl(0, 10%, 69%)  Silver Pink