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#A99EA1

#a99ea1 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a99ea1 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 61.96% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.51% magenta, 4.73% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 343.64°, with 6.01% saturation and 64.12% 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 8.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 6.41.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3546

Complementary

  1. #a99ea1
  2. #9ea9a6

Split complementary

  1. #a99ea1
  2. #9ea9a1
  3. #9ea7a9

Analogous

  1. #a99ea7
  2. #a99ea1
  3. #a9a19e

Triadic

  1. #a99ea1
  2. #a1a99e
  3. #9ea1a9

Tetradic

  1. #a99ea1
  2. #a9a69e
  3. #9ea9a6
  4. #9ea1a9

Square

  1. #a99ea1
  2. #a7a99e
  3. #9ea9a6
  4. #a19ea9

Monochromatic

  1. #5c5255
  2. #85767a
  3. #a99ea1
  4. #cdc7c8
  5. #f1eff0

Shades

#a99ea1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a99ea1
  2. #988e91
  3. #877e81
  4. #766f71
  5. #655f61
  6. #554f51
  7. #443f40
  8. #332f30
  9. #222020
  10. #111010
  11. #000000

Tints

#a99ea1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a99ea1
  2. #b2a8aa
  3. #bab1b4
  4. #c3bbbd
  5. #cbc5c7
  6. #d4cfd0
  7. #ddd8d9
  8. #e5e2e3
  9. #eeecec
  10. #f6f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a99ea1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a99ea1
  2. #a59b9e
  3. #a1989a
  4. #9d9597
  5. #999294
  6. #958f91
  7. #908c8d
  8. #8c898a
  9. #888687
  10. #848383
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4a0a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fa0a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1a1a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab9e9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a39fa1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5a0a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa9ea0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a99ea1 {
  color: #a99ea1;
}
Background
.bg-a99ea1 {
  background-color: #a99ea1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a99ea1 {
  border: 2px solid #a99ea1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a99ea1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 158 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 6% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a99ea1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a99ea1, #a9a19e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a99ea1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 158 161 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.41 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.41 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.87 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.96 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.88 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.21 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.58 #56615e Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a99ea1  rgb(169, 158, 161)  hsl(344, 6%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#9ea9a6  rgb(158, 169, 166)  hsl(164, 6%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#a1a99e  rgb(161, 169, 158)  hsl(104, 6%, 64%)  Ash Gray
#9ea1a9  rgb(158, 161, 169)  hsl(224, 6%, 64%)  Dark Gray