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#98AAA3

#98aaa3 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#98aaa3 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 66.67% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.12% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 156.67°, with 9.57% saturation and 63.14% 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 8.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 6.36.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3807

Complementary

  1. #98aaa3
  2. #aa989f

Split complementary

  1. #98aaa3
  2. #aa98a8
  3. #aa9a98

Analogous

  1. #98aa9a
  2. #98aaa3
  3. #98a8aa

Triadic

  1. #98aaa3
  2. #a398aa
  3. #aaa398

Tetradic

  1. #98aaa3
  2. #989faa
  3. #aa989f
  4. #aaa398

Square

  1. #98aaa3
  2. #9a98aa
  3. #aa989f
  4. #a8aa98

Monochromatic

  1. #4c5d56
  2. #6f877d
  3. #98aaa3
  4. #c2cdc8
  5. #ecefee

Shades

#98aaa3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #98aaa3
  2. #899993
  3. #7a8882
  4. #6a7772
  5. #5b6662
  6. #4c5552
  7. #3d4441
  8. #2e3331
  9. #1e2221
  10. #0f1110
  11. #000000

Tints

#98aaa3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #98aaa3
  2. #a2b3ac
  3. #adbbb5
  4. #b7c4bf
  5. #c1ccc8
  6. #ccd5d1
  7. #d6ddda
  8. #e0e6e3
  9. #eaeeed
  10. #f5f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#98aaa3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #98aaa3
  2. #96a6a0
  3. #93a29c
  4. #919d99
  5. #8e9995
  6. #8c9592
  7. #8a918e
  8. #878d8b
  9. #858887
  10. #828484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1a8a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9a7a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5a5a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #94aaa8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2a8a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0a7a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #96aaa6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-98aaa3 {
  color: #98aaa3;
}
Background
.bg-98aaa3 {
  background-color: #98aaa3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-98aaa3 {
  border: 2px solid #98aaa3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #98aaa3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 170 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 157 10% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-98aaa3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #98aaa3, #98a8aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-98aaa3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 170 163 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.36 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.04 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.24 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.24 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 10.86 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 11.68 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 12.32 #67555c Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#98aaa3  rgb(152, 170, 163)  hsl(157, 10%, 63%)  Ash Gray
#aa989f  rgb(170, 152, 159)  hsl(337, 10%, 63%)  Rose Quartz
#a398aa  rgb(163, 152, 170)  hsl(277, 10%, 63%)  Rose Quartz
#aaa398  rgb(170, 163, 152)  hsl(37, 10%, 63%)  Dark Gray