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#AAA6A6

#aaa6a6 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aaa6a6 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 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 2.3% saturation and 65.88% 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 8.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.19.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3857

Complementary

  1. #aaa6a6
  2. #a6aaaa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa6a6
  2. #a6aaa8
  3. #a6a8aa

Analogous

  1. #aaa6a8
  2. #aaa6a6
  3. #aaa8a6

Triadic

  1. #aaa6a6
  2. #a6aaa6
  3. #a6a6aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa6a6
  2. #aaaaa6
  3. #a6aaaa
  4. #a6a6aa

Square

  1. #aaa6a6
  2. #a8aaa6
  3. #a6aaaa
  4. #a8a6aa

Monochromatic

  1. #5e5959
  2. #857f7f
  3. #aaa6a6
  4. #cfcdcd
  5. #f5f4f4

Shades

#aaa6a6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa6a6
  2. #999595
  3. #888585
  4. #777474
  5. #666464
  6. #555353
  7. #444242
  8. #333232
  9. #222121
  10. #111111
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa6a6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa6a6
  2. #b3afaf
  3. #bbb8b8
  4. #c4c1c1
  5. #cccaca
  6. #d5d3d3
  7. #dddbdb
  8. #e6e4e4
  9. #eeeded
  10. #f7f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa6a6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa6a6
  2. #a6a2a2
  3. #a29e9e
  4. #9d9b9b
  5. #999797
  6. #959393
  7. #918f8f
  8. #8d8b8b
  9. #888888
  10. #848484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8a7a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7a6a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7a7a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aba6a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8a6a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8a7a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aba6a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa6a6 {
  color: #aaa6a6;
}
Background
.bg-aaa6a6 {
  background-color: #aaa6a6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa6a6 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa6a6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa6a6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 166 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 2% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa6a6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa6a6, #aaa8a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa6a6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 166 166 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.19 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.19 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.23 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.24 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.65 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 10.80 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 11.45 #555959 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#aaa6a6  rgb(170, 166, 166)  hsl(0, 2%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#a6aaaa  rgb(166, 170, 170)  hsl(180, 2%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#a6aaa6  rgb(166, 170, 166)  hsl(120, 2%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#a6a6aa  rgb(166, 166, 170)  hsl(240, 2%, 66%)  Dark Gray