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#A9ACB2

#a9acb2 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a9acb2 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, 67.45% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.06% cyan, 3.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 5.52% saturation and 68.04% 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 9.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 3.3.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4115

Complementary

  1. #a9acb2
  2. #b2afa9

Split complementary

  1. #a9acb2
  2. #b2aba9
  3. #b1b2a9

Analogous

  1. #a9b1b2
  2. #a9acb2
  3. #aba9b2

Triadic

  1. #a9acb2
  2. #b2a9ac
  3. #acb2a9

Tetradic

  1. #a9acb2
  2. #afa9b2
  3. #b2afa9
  4. #acb2a9

Square

  1. #a9acb2
  2. #b2a9b1
  3. #b2afa9
  4. #a9b2ab

Monochromatic

  1. #5c5f66
  2. #81858e
  3. #a9acb2
  4. #d1d3d6
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#a9acb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a9acb2
  2. #989ba0
  3. #878a8e
  4. #76787d
  5. #65676b
  6. #555659
  7. #444547
  8. #333435
  9. #222224
  10. #111112
  11. #000000

Tints

#a9acb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a9acb2
  2. #b2b4ba
  3. #babdc1
  4. #c3c5c9
  5. #cbcdd1
  6. #d4d6d9
  7. #dddee0
  8. #e5e6e8
  9. #eeeef0
  10. #f6f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a9acb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a9acb2
  2. #a5a8ad
  3. #a1a3a8
  4. #9d9fa3
  5. #999a9e
  6. #959699
  7. #909294
  8. #8c8d8f
  9. #88898a
  10. #848485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abacae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aaacb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9abb2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a7adae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaacb2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9acb2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8adb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a9acb2 {
  color: #a9acb2;
}
Background
.bg-a9acb2 {
  background-color: #a9acb2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a9acb2 {
  border: 2px solid #a9acb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a9acb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 172 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 6% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a9acb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9acb2, #aba9b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a9acb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 172 178 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.30 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.30 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.35 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.98 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.34 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.37 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.64 #56534d Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a9acb2  rgb(169, 172, 178)  hsl(220, 6%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#b2afa9  rgb(178, 175, 169)  hsl(40, 6%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#b2a9ac  rgb(178, 169, 172)  hsl(340, 6%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#acb2a9  rgb(172, 178, 169)  hsl(100, 6%, 68%)  Ash Gray