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#98AAA4

#98aaa4 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#98aaa4 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 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 160°, 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 8.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 6.4.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3811

Complementary

  1. #98aaa4
  2. #aa989e

Split complementary

  1. #98aaa4
  2. #aa98a7
  3. #aa9b98

Analogous

  1. #98aa9b
  2. #98aaa4
  3. #98a7aa

Triadic

  1. #98aaa4
  2. #a498aa
  3. #aaa498

Tetradic

  1. #98aaa4
  2. #989eaa
  3. #aa989e
  4. #aaa498

Square

  1. #98aaa4
  2. #9b98aa
  3. #aa989e
  4. #a7aa98

Monochromatic

  1. #4c5d57
  2. #6f877f
  3. #98aaa4
  4. #c2cdc9
  5. #ecefee

Shades

#98aaa4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #98aaa4
  2. #899994
  3. #7a8883
  4. #6a7773
  5. #5b6662
  6. #4c5552
  7. #3d4442
  8. #2e3331
  9. #1e2221
  10. #0f1110
  11. #000000

Tints

#98aaa4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #98aaa4
  2. #a2b3ad
  3. #adbbb6
  4. #b7c4bf
  5. #c1ccc8
  6. #ccd5d2
  7. #d6dddb
  8. #e0e6e4
  9. #eaeeed
  10. #f5f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#98aaa4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #98aaa4
  2. #96a6a0
  3. #93a29d
  4. #919d99
  5. #8e9996
  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 8.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1a8a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9a7a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5a5a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #94aaa8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2a8a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0a7a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #96aaa6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-98aaa4 {
  color: #98aaa4;
}
Background
.bg-98aaa4 {
  background-color: #98aaa4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-98aaa4 {
  border: 2px solid #98aaa4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #98aaa4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 170 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 160 10% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-98aaa4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #98aaa4, #98a7aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-98aaa4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 170 164 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.40 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.05 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.02 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.02 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 10.50 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 11.50 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 12.22 #67555b Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#98aaa4  rgb(152, 170, 164)  hsl(160, 10%, 63%)  Ash Gray
#aa989e  rgb(170, 152, 158)  hsl(340, 10%, 63%)  Rose Quartz
#a498aa  rgb(164, 152, 170)  hsl(280, 10%, 63%)  Rose Quartz
#aaa498  rgb(170, 164, 152)  hsl(40, 10%, 63%)  Dark Gray