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#A9AA98

#a9aa98 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a9aa98 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, 66.67% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 63.33°, with 9.57% saturation and 63.14% 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 8.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 7.64.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3945

Complementary

  1. #a9aa98
  2. #9998aa

Split complementary

  1. #a9aa98
  2. #98a0aa
  3. #a298aa

Analogous

  1. #aaa298
  2. #a9aa98
  3. #a0aa98

Triadic

  1. #a9aa98
  2. #98a9aa
  3. #aa98a9

Tetradic

  1. #a9aa98
  2. #98aa99
  3. #9998aa
  4. #aa98a9

Square

  1. #a9aa98
  2. #98aaa2
  3. #9998aa
  4. #aa98a0

Monochromatic

  1. #5c5d4c
  2. #85876f
  3. #a9aa98
  4. #cccdc2
  5. #efefec

Shades

#a9aa98 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a9aa98
  2. #989989
  3. #87887a
  4. #76776a
  5. #65665b
  6. #55554c
  7. #44443d
  8. #33332e
  9. #22221e
  10. #11110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#a9aa98 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a9aa98
  2. #b2b3a2
  3. #babbad
  4. #c3c4b7
  5. #cbccc1
  6. #d4d5cc
  7. #ddddd6
  8. #e5e6e0
  9. #eeeeea
  10. #f6f7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a9aa98 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a9aa98
  2. #a5a696
  3. #a1a293
  4. #9d9d91
  5. #99998e
  6. #95958c
  7. #90918a
  8. #8c8d87
  9. #888885
  10. #848482
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9a9a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ada897 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ada999 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aca8a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aca997 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aca998 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aba9a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a9aa98 {
  color: #a9aa98;
}
Background
.bg-a9aa98 {
  background-color: #a9aa98;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a9aa98 {
  border: 2px solid #a9aa98;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a9aa98;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 170 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 10% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a9aa98 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9aa98, #a0aa98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a9aa98 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 170 152 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.64 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.58 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.58 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.33 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.72 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 11.21 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 11.77 #565567 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#a9aa98  rgb(169, 170, 152)  hsl(63, 10%, 63%)  Ash Gray
#9998aa  rgb(153, 152, 170)  hsl(243, 10%, 63%)  Cool Gray
#98a9aa  rgb(152, 169, 170)  hsl(183, 10%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#aa98a9  rgb(170, 152, 169)  hsl(303, 10%, 63%)  Rose Quartz