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#ACA8A2

#aca8a2 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aca8a2 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 65.88% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.33% magenta, 5.81% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 36°, with 5.68% saturation and 65.49% 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 8.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 3.37.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3938

Complementary

  1. #aca8a2
  2. #a2a6ac

Split complementary

  1. #aca8a2
  2. #a2abac
  3. #a3a2ac

Analogous

  1. #aca3a2
  2. #aca8a2
  3. #abaca2

Triadic

  1. #aca8a2
  2. #a2aca8
  3. #a8a2ac

Tetradic

  1. #aca8a2
  2. #a6aca2
  3. #a2a6ac
  4. #a8a2ac

Square

  1. #aca8a2
  2. #a2aca3
  3. #a2a6ac
  4. #aca2ab

Monochromatic

  1. #605c55
  2. #88827a
  3. #aca8a2
  4. #d0ceca
  5. #f4f4f3

Shades

#aca8a2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aca8a2
  2. #9b9792
  3. #8a8682
  4. #787671
  5. #676561
  6. #565451
  7. #454341
  8. #343231
  9. #222220
  10. #111110
  11. #000000

Tints

#aca8a2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aca8a2
  2. #b4b1ab
  3. #bdb9b5
  4. #c5c2be
  5. #cdcbc7
  6. #d6d4d1
  7. #dedcda
  8. #e6e5e3
  9. #eeeeec
  10. #f7f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aca8a2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aca8a2
  2. #a8a49f
  3. #a3a09b
  4. #9f9c98
  5. #9a9894
  6. #969491
  7. #92908e
  8. #8d8c8a
  9. #898887
  10. #848483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aaa8a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aaa8a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aba9a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aea7a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aba8a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aba9a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ada7a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aca8a2 {
  color: #aca8a2;
}
Background
.bg-aca8a2 {
  background-color: #aca8a2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aca8a2 {
  border: 2px solid #aca8a2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aca8a2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 168 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 36 6% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aca8a2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aca8a2, #abaca2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aca8a2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 168 162 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.37 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.37 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.28 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.45 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.61 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 11.62 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 11.62 #53575d Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#aca8a2  rgb(172, 168, 162)  hsl(36, 6%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a2a6ac  rgb(162, 166, 172)  hsl(216, 6%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a2aca8  rgb(162, 172, 168)  hsl(156, 6%, 65%)  Ash Gray
#a8a2ac  rgb(168, 162, 172)  hsl(276, 6%, 65%)  Rose Quartz