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#A9AFA7

#a9afa7 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a9afa7 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, 68.63% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.57% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 105°, with 4.76% saturation and 67.06% 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 9.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 4.55.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4188

Complementary

  1. #a9afa7
  2. #ada7af

Split complementary

  1. #a9afa7
  2. #a9a7af
  3. #afa7ad

Analogous

  1. #adafa7
  2. #a9afa7
  3. #a7afa9

Triadic

  1. #a9afa7
  2. #a7a9af
  3. #afa7a9

Tetradic

  1. #a9afa7
  2. #a7afad
  3. #ada7af
  4. #afa7a9

Square

  1. #a9afa7
  2. #a7adaf
  3. #ada7af
  4. #afa9a7

Monochromatic

  1. #5c635a
  2. #828b7f
  3. #a9afa7
  4. #d0d3cf
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#a9afa7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a9afa7
  2. #989e96
  3. #878c86
  4. #767b75
  5. #656964
  6. #555854
  7. #444643
  8. #333532
  9. #222321
  10. #111211
  11. #000000

Tints

#a9afa7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a9afa7
  2. #b2b7b0
  3. #babfb9
  4. #c3c7c1
  5. #cbcfca
  6. #d4d7d3
  7. #dddfdc
  8. #e5e7e5
  9. #eeefed
  10. #f6f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a9afa7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a9afa7
  2. #a5aaa3
  3. #a1a69f
  4. #9da19b
  5. #999c97
  6. #959894
  7. #909390
  8. #8c8e8c
  9. #888988
  10. #848584
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acaeab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0aea7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afada7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9aead ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adaea7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acaea7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9afaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a9afa7 {
  color: #a9afa7;
}
Background
.bg-a9afa7 {
  background-color: #a9afa7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a9afa7 {
  border: 2px solid #a9afa7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a9afa7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 175 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 105 5% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a9afa7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9afa7, #a7afa9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a9afa7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 175 167 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.55 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.71 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.71 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.56 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.75 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 11.07 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 11.25 #565058 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#a9afa7  rgb(169, 175, 167)  hsl(105, 5%, 67%)  Ash Gray
#ada7af  rgb(173, 167, 175)  hsl(285, 5%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#a7a9af  rgb(167, 169, 175)  hsl(225, 5%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#afa7a9  rgb(175, 167, 169)  hsl(345, 5%, 67%)  Dark Gray