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#A9AFAA

#a9afaa ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a9afaa 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 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.86% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 130°, with 3.61% saturation and 67.45% 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 9.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 4.62.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.42

Complementary

  1. #a9afaa
  2. #afa9ae

Split complementary

  1. #a9afaa
  2. #ada9af
  3. #afa9ab

Analogous

  1. #abafa9
  2. #a9afaa
  3. #a9afad

Triadic

  1. #a9afaa
  2. #aaa9af
  3. #afaaa9

Tetradic

  1. #a9afaa
  2. #a9aeaf
  3. #afa9ae
  4. #afaaa9

Square

  1. #a9afaa
  2. #a9abaf
  3. #afa9ae
  4. #afada9

Monochromatic

  1. #5c635d
  2. #818a83
  3. #a9afaa
  4. #d1d4d1
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#a9afaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a9afaa
  2. #989e99
  3. #878c88
  4. #767b77
  5. #656966
  6. #555855
  7. #444644
  8. #333533
  9. #222322
  10. #111211
  11. #000000

Tints

#a9afaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a9afaa
  2. #b2b7b3
  3. #babfbb
  4. #c3c7c4
  5. #cbcfcc
  6. #d4d7d5
  7. #dddfdd
  8. #e5e7e6
  9. #eeefee
  10. #f6f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a9afaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a9afaa
  2. #a5aaa6
  3. #a1a6a2
  4. #9da19d
  5. #999c99
  6. #959895
  7. #909391
  8. #8c8e8d
  9. #888988
  10. #848584
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acaeac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afaeaa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeadaa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8afad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adaeaa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acaeaa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9afac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a9afaa {
  color: #a9afaa;
}
Background
.bg-a9afaa {
  background-color: #a9afaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a9afaa {
  border: 2px solid #a9afaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a9afaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 175 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 130 4% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a9afaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9afaa, #a9afad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a9afaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 175 170 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.62 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.62 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.96 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.71 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.91 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 10.06 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.67 #565055 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a9afaa  rgb(169, 175, 170)  hsl(130, 4%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#afa9ae  rgb(175, 169, 174)  hsl(310, 4%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#aaa9af  rgb(170, 169, 175)  hsl(250, 4%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#afaaa9  rgb(175, 170, 169)  hsl(10, 4%, 67%)  Dark Gray