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#AAAA99

#aaaa99 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aaaa99 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, 66.67% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 9.09% saturation and 63.33% 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 8.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 7.7.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.396

Complementary

  1. #aaaa99
  2. #9999aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaaa99
  2. #99a1aa
  3. #a199aa

Analogous

  1. #aaa199
  2. #aaaa99
  3. #a1aa99

Triadic

  1. #aaaa99
  2. #99aaaa
  3. #aa99aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaaa99
  2. #99aa99
  3. #9999aa
  4. #aa99aa

Square

  1. #aaaa99
  2. #99aaa1
  3. #9999aa
  4. #aa99a1

Monochromatic

  1. #5d5d4d
  2. #868670
  3. #aaaa99
  4. #cdcdc3
  5. #f0f0ec

Shades

#aaaa99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaaa99
  2. #99998a
  3. #88887a
  4. #77776b
  5. #66665c
  6. #55554d
  7. #44443d
  8. #33332e
  9. #22221f
  10. #11110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaaa99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaaa99
  2. #b3b3a3
  3. #bbbbad
  4. #c4c4b8
  5. #ccccc2
  6. #d5d5cc
  7. #ddddd6
  8. #e6e6e0
  9. #eeeeeb
  10. #f7f7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaaa99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaaa99
  2. #a6a697
  3. #a2a294
  4. #9d9d92
  5. #99998f
  6. #95958d
  7. #91918a
  8. #8d8d88
  9. #888885
  10. #848483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9a9a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ada898 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aea99a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ada8a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aca998 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acaa99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aca9a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaaa99 {
  color: #aaaa99;
}
Background
.bg-aaaa99 {
  background-color: #aaaa99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaaa99 {
  border: 2px solid #aaaa99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaaa99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 170 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 9% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaaa99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaaa99, #a1aa99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaaa99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 170 153 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.70 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.10 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.10 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.58 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.28 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 11.23 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 11.98 #555566 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#aaaa99  rgb(170, 170, 153)  hsl(60, 9%, 63%)  Ash Gray
#9999aa  rgb(153, 153, 170)  hsl(240, 9%, 63%)  Cool Gray
#99aaaa  rgb(153, 170, 170)  hsl(180, 9%, 63%)  Ash Gray
#aa99aa  rgb(170, 153, 170)  hsl(300, 9%, 63%)  Rose Quartz