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#A9B19D

#a9b19d ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a9b19d is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 69.41% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.52% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.3% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 84°, with 11.36% saturation and 65.49% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 5.85.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4231

Complementary

  1. #a9b19d
  2. #a59db1

Split complementary

  1. #a9b19d
  2. #9d9fb1
  3. #af9db1

Analogous

  1. #b1af9d
  2. #a9b19d
  3. #9fb19d

Triadic

  1. #a9b19d
  2. #9da9b1
  3. #b19da9

Tetradic

  1. #a9b19d
  2. #9db1a5
  3. #a59db1
  4. #b19da9

Square

  1. #a9b19d
  2. #9db1af
  3. #a59db1
  4. #b19d9f

Monochromatic

  1. #5d6550
  2. #848f72
  3. #a9b19d
  4. #ced3c8
  5. #f4f5f2

Shades

#a9b19d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a9b19d
  2. #989f8d
  3. #878e7e
  4. #767c6e
  5. #656a5e
  6. #55594f
  7. #44473f
  8. #33352f
  9. #22231f
  10. #111210
  11. #000000

Tints

#a9b19d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a9b19d
  2. #b2b9a7
  3. #bac1b1
  4. #c3c8ba
  5. #cbd0c4
  6. #d4d8ce
  7. #dde0d8
  8. #e5e8e2
  9. #eeefeb
  10. #f6f7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a9b19d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a9b19d
  2. #a5ac9a
  3. #a1a797
  4. #9da294
  5. #999d91
  6. #95998f
  7. #90948c
  8. #8c8f89
  9. #888a86
  10. #848583
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acafa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4ae9c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2ae9e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aaafab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afaf9c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afaf9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aab0a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a9b19d {
  color: #a9b19d;
}
Background
.bg-a9b19d {
  background-color: #a9b19d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a9b19d {
  border: 2px solid #a9b19d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a9b19d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 177 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 11% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a9b19d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9b19d, #9fb19d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a9b19d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 177 157 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.85 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.20 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.20 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.41 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.41 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 11.40 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 11.86 #564e62 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#a9b19d  rgb(169, 177, 157)  hsl(84, 11%, 65%)  Ash Gray
#a59db1  rgb(165, 157, 177)  hsl(264, 11%, 65%)  Rose Quartz
#9da9b1  rgb(157, 169, 177)  hsl(204, 11%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#b19da9  rgb(177, 157, 169)  hsl(324, 11%, 65%)  Rose Quartz