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#A9AEAD

#a9aead ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a9aead 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, 68.24% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.87% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.57% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 168°, with 2.99% saturation and 67.25% 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 9.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.96.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4172

Complementary

  1. #a9aead
  2. #aea9aa

Split complementary

  1. #a9aead
  2. #aea9ac
  3. #aeaaa9

Analogous

  1. #a9aeaa
  2. #a9aead
  3. #a9acae

Triadic

  1. #a9aead
  2. #ada9ae
  3. #aeada9

Tetradic

  1. #a9aead
  2. #a9aaae
  3. #aea9aa
  4. #aeada9

Square

  1. #a9aead
  2. #aaa9ae
  3. #aea9aa
  4. #acaea9

Monochromatic

  1. #5c6261
  2. #828987
  3. #a9aead
  4. #d0d3d3
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#a9aead mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a9aead
  2. #989d9c
  3. #878b8a
  4. #767a79
  5. #656868
  6. #555757
  7. #444645
  8. #333434
  9. #222323
  10. #111111
  11. #000000

Tints

#a9aead mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a9aead
  2. #b2b6b5
  3. #babebd
  4. #c3c6c6
  5. #cbcece
  6. #d4d7d6
  7. #dddfde
  8. #e5e7e6
  9. #eeefef
  10. #f6f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a9aead mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a9aead
  2. #a5a9a9
  3. #a1a5a4
  4. #9da0a0
  5. #999c9b
  6. #959797
  7. #909292
  8. #8c8e8e
  9. #888989
  10. #848585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abadad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adadad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acadad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8aeae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acaead ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abadad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8aead ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a9aead {
  color: #a9aead;
}
Background
.bg-a9aead {
  background-color: #a9aead;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a9aead {
  border: 2px solid #a9aead;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a9aead;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 174 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 168 3% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a9aead {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9aead, #a9acae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a9aead {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 174 173 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.96 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.96 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.86 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.55 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.32 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.06 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.22 #565152 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a9aead  rgb(169, 174, 173)  hsl(168, 3%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#aea9aa  rgb(174, 169, 170)  hsl(348, 3%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#ada9ae  rgb(173, 169, 174)  hsl(288, 3%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#aeada9  rgb(174, 173, 169)  hsl(48, 3%, 67%)  Dark Gray