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#A9B09F

#a9b09f ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a9b09f 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, 69.02% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.66% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 84.71°, with 9.71% saturation and 65.69% 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 Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 5.29.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4199

Complementary

  1. #a9b09f
  2. #a69fb0

Split complementary

  1. #a9b09f
  2. #9fa1b0
  3. #af9fb0

Analogous

  1. #b0af9f
  2. #a9b09f
  3. #a1b09f

Triadic

  1. #a9b09f
  2. #9fa9b0
  3. #b09fa9

Tetradic

  1. #a9b09f
  2. #9fb0a6
  3. #a69fb0
  4. #b09fa9

Square

  1. #a9b09f
  2. #9fb0af
  3. #a69fb0
  4. #b09fa1

Monochromatic

  1. #5d6452
  2. #838d75
  3. #a9b09f
  4. #cfd3c9
  5. #f4f5f3

Shades

#a9b09f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a9b09f
  2. #989e8f
  3. #878d7f
  4. #767b6f
  5. #656a5f
  6. #555850
  7. #444640
  8. #333530
  9. #222320
  10. #111210
  11. #000000

Tints

#a9b09f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a9b09f
  2. #b2b8a9
  3. #bac0b2
  4. #c3c8bc
  5. #cbd0c5
  6. #d4d8cf
  7. #dddfd9
  8. #e5e7e2
  9. #eeefec
  10. #f6f7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a9b09f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a9b09f
  2. #a5ab9c
  3. #a1a699
  4. #9da296
  5. #999d93
  6. #959890
  7. #90938c
  8. #8c8e89
  9. #888a86
  10. #848583
  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 #acaea8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2ae9e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1ada0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aaaeab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afaf9e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeae9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aaafa6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a9b09f {
  color: #a9b09f;
}
Background
.bg-a9b09f {
  background-color: #a9b09f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a9b09f {
  border: 2px solid #a9b09f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a9b09f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 176 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 85 10% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a9b09f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9b09f, #a1b09f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a9b09f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 176 159 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.29 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.05 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.22 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.22 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.98 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.43 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 12.83 #564f60 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#a9b09f  rgb(169, 176, 159)  hsl(85, 10%, 66%)  Ash Gray
#a69fb0  rgb(166, 159, 176)  hsl(265, 10%, 66%)  Rose Quartz
#9fa9b0  rgb(159, 169, 176)  hsl(205, 10%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#b09fa9  rgb(176, 159, 169)  hsl(325, 10%, 66%)  Rose Quartz