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#AAA0A3

#aaa0a3 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aaa0a3 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 62.75% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 4.12% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 342°, with 5.56% saturation and 64.71% 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 8.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.83.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3633

Complementary

  1. #aaa0a3
  2. #a0aaa7

Split complementary

  1. #aaa0a3
  2. #a0aaa2
  3. #a0a8aa

Analogous

  1. #aaa0a8
  2. #aaa0a3
  3. #aaa2a0

Triadic

  1. #aaa0a3
  2. #a3aaa0
  3. #a0a3aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa0a3
  2. #aaa7a0
  3. #a0aaa7
  4. #a0a3aa

Square

  1. #aaa0a3
  2. #a8aaa0
  3. #a0aaa7
  4. #a2a0aa

Monochromatic

  1. #5d5457
  2. #86787c
  3. #aaa0a3
  4. #cec8ca
  5. #f2f1f1

Shades

#aaa0a3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa0a3
  2. #999093
  3. #888082
  4. #777072
  5. #666062
  6. #555052
  7. #444041
  8. #333031
  9. #222021
  10. #111010
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa0a3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa0a3
  2. #b3aaac
  3. #bbb3b5
  4. #c4bdbf
  5. #ccc6c8
  6. #d5d0d1
  7. #ddd9da
  8. #e6e3e3
  9. #eeeced
  10. #f7f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa0a3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa0a3
  2. #a69da0
  3. #a29a9c
  4. #9d9699
  5. #999395
  6. #959092
  7. #918d8e
  8. #8d8a8b
  9. #888687
  10. #848384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a1a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1a1a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3a3a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aca0a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5a1a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6a2a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aba0a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa0a3 {
  color: #aaa0a3;
}
Background
.bg-aaa0a3 {
  background-color: #aaa0a3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa0a3 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa0a3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa0a3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 160 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 6% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa0a3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa0a3, #aaa2a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa0a3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 160 163 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.83 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.83 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.75 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.29 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.31 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.38 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.90 #555f5c Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#aaa0a3  rgb(170, 160, 163)  hsl(342, 6%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a0aaa7  rgb(160, 170, 167)  hsl(162, 6%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a3aaa0  rgb(163, 170, 160)  hsl(102, 6%, 65%)  Ash Gray
#a0a3aa  rgb(160, 163, 170)  hsl(222, 6%, 65%)  Dark Gray