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#AAA6A2

#aaa6a2 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aaa6a2 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, 65.1% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 30°, 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 8.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.71.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3843

Complementary

  1. #aaa6a2
  2. #a2a6aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa6a2
  2. #a2aaaa
  3. #a2a2aa

Analogous

  1. #aaa2a2
  2. #aaa6a2
  3. #aaaaa2

Triadic

  1. #aaa6a2
  2. #a2aaa6
  3. #a6a2aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa6a2
  2. #a6aaa2
  3. #a2a6aa
  4. #a6a2aa

Square

  1. #aaa6a2
  2. #a2aaa2
  3. #a2a6aa
  4. #aaa2aa

Monochromatic

  1. #5e5a55
  2. #85807a
  3. #aaa6a2
  4. #cfccca
  5. #f3f3f2

Shades

#aaa6a2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa6a2
  2. #999592
  3. #888582
  4. #777471
  5. #666461
  6. #555351
  7. #444241
  8. #333231
  9. #222120
  10. #111110
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa6a2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa6a2
  2. #b3afab
  3. #bbb8b5
  4. #c4c1be
  5. #cccac7
  6. #d5d3d1
  7. #dddbda
  8. #e6e4e3
  9. #eeedec
  10. #f7f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa6a2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa6a2
  2. #a6a29f
  3. #a29e9b
  4. #9d9b98
  5. #999794
  6. #959391
  7. #918f8e
  8. #8d8b8a
  9. #888887
  10. #848483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8a6a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7a6a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8a7a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aca5a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8a6a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9a7a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aba5a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa6a2 {
  color: #aaa6a2;
}
Background
.bg-aaa6a2 {
  background-color: #aaa6a2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa6a2 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa6a2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa6a2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 166 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 4% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa6a2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa6a2, #aaaaa2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa6a2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 166 162 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.71 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.71 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.47 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.10 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.19 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 11.49 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 11.57 #55595d Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#aaa6a2  rgb(170, 166, 162)  hsl(30, 4%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a2a6aa  rgb(162, 166, 170)  hsl(210, 4%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a2aaa6  rgb(162, 170, 166)  hsl(150, 4%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a6a2aa  rgb(166, 162, 170)  hsl(270, 4%, 65%)  Dark Gray