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#AAA2A6

#aaa2a6 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aaa2a6 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 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 330°, 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 8.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.14.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3714

Complementary

  1. #aaa2a6
  2. #a2aaa6

Split complementary

  1. #aaa2a6
  2. #a2aaa2
  3. #a2aaaa

Analogous

  1. #aaa2aa
  2. #aaa2a6
  3. #aaa2a2

Triadic

  1. #aaa2a6
  2. #a6aaa2
  3. #a2a6aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa2a6
  2. #aaa6a2
  3. #a2aaa6
  4. #a2a6aa

Square

  1. #aaa2a6
  2. #aaaaa2
  3. #a2aaa6
  4. #a2a2aa

Monochromatic

  1. #5e555a
  2. #857a80
  3. #aaa2a6
  4. #cfcacc
  5. #f3f2f3

Shades

#aaa2a6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa2a6
  2. #999295
  3. #888285
  4. #777174
  5. #666164
  6. #555153
  7. #444142
  8. #333132
  9. #222021
  10. #111011
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa2a6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa2a6
  2. #b3abaf
  3. #bbb5b8
  4. #c4bec1
  5. #ccc7ca
  6. #d5d1d3
  7. #dddadb
  8. #e6e3e4
  9. #eeeced
  10. #f7f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa2a6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa2a6
  2. #a69fa2
  3. #a29b9e
  4. #9d989b
  5. #999497
  6. #959193
  7. #918e8f
  8. #8d8a8b
  9. #888788
  10. #848384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6a3a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2a3a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4a4a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aba2a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6a3a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6a3a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aba2a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa2a6 {
  color: #aaa2a6;
}
Background
.bg-aaa2a6 {
  background-color: #aaa2a6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa2a6 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa2a6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa2a6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 162 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 330 4% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa2a6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa2a6, #aaa2a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa2a6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 162 166 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.14 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.14 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.15 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.51 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.18 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.43 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.67 #555d59 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#aaa2a6  rgb(170, 162, 166)  hsl(330, 4%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a2aaa6  rgb(162, 170, 166)  hsl(150, 4%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a6aaa2  rgb(166, 170, 162)  hsl(90, 4%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a2a6aa  rgb(162, 166, 170)  hsl(210, 4%, 65%)  Dark Gray