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#AAA2A2

#aaa2a2 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aaa2a2 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, 63.53% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 4.49% saturation and 65.1% 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 8.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 4.33.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.37

Complementary

  1. #aaa2a2
  2. #a2aaaa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa2a2
  2. #a2aaa6
  3. #a2a6aa

Analogous

  1. #aaa2a6
  2. #aaa2a2
  3. #aaa6a2

Triadic

  1. #aaa2a2
  2. #a2aaa2
  3. #a2a2aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa2a2
  2. #aaaaa2
  3. #a2aaaa
  4. #a2a2aa

Square

  1. #aaa2a2
  2. #a6aaa2
  3. #a2aaaa
  4. #a6a2aa

Monochromatic

  1. #5e5555
  2. #857a7a
  3. #aaa2a2
  4. #cfcaca
  5. #f3f2f2

Shades

#aaa2a2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa2a2
  2. #999292
  3. #888282
  4. #777171
  5. #666161
  6. #555151
  7. #444141
  8. #333131
  9. #222020
  10. #111010
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa2a2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa2a2
  2. #b3abab
  3. #bbb5b5
  4. #c4bebe
  5. #ccc7c7
  6. #d5d1d1
  7. #dddada
  8. #e6e3e3
  9. #eeecec
  10. #f7f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa2a2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa2a2
  2. #a69f9f
  3. #a29b9b
  4. #9d9898
  5. #999494
  6. #959191
  7. #918e8e
  8. #8d8a8a
  9. #888787
  10. #848383
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6a3a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3a3a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5a4a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aca1a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6a3a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7a3a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aba2a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa2a2 {
  color: #aaa2a2;
}
Background
.bg-aaa2a2 {
  background-color: #aaa2a2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa2a2 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa2a2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa2a2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 162 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 4% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa2a2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa2a2, #aaa6a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa2a2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 162 162 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.33 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.33 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.08 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.82 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.25 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.79 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 11.25 #555d5d Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#aaa2a2  rgb(170, 162, 162)  hsl(0, 4%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a2aaaa  rgb(162, 170, 170)  hsl(180, 4%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a2aaa2  rgb(162, 170, 162)  hsl(120, 4%, 65%)  Ash Gray
#a2a2aa  rgb(162, 162, 170)  hsl(240, 4%, 65%)  Dark Gray