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#98AAA9

#98aaa9 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#98aaa9 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 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.59% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 176.67°, 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 8.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 7.11.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3829

Complementary

  1. #98aaa9
  2. #aa9899

Split complementary

  1. #98aaa9
  2. #aa98a2
  3. #aaa098

Analogous

  1. #98aaa0
  2. #98aaa9
  3. #98a2aa

Triadic

  1. #98aaa9
  2. #a998aa
  3. #aaa998

Tetradic

  1. #98aaa9
  2. #9899aa
  3. #aa9899
  4. #aaa998

Square

  1. #98aaa9
  2. #a098aa
  3. #aa9899
  4. #a2aa98

Monochromatic

  1. #4c5d5c
  2. #6f8785
  3. #98aaa9
  4. #c2cdcc
  5. #ecefef

Shades

#98aaa9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #98aaa9
  2. #899998
  3. #7a8887
  4. #6a7776
  5. #5b6665
  6. #4c5555
  7. #3d4444
  8. #2e3333
  9. #1e2222
  10. #0f1111
  11. #000000

Tints

#98aaa9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #98aaa9
  2. #a2b3b2
  3. #adbbba
  4. #b7c4c3
  5. #c1cccb
  6. #ccd5d4
  7. #d6dddd
  8. #e0e6e5
  9. #eaeeee
  10. #f5f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#98aaa9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #98aaa9
  2. #96a6a5
  3. #93a2a1
  4. #919d9d
  5. #8e9999
  6. #8c9595
  7. #8a9190
  8. #878d8c
  9. #858888
  10. #828484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1a8a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8a8a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4a5a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #93abaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2a9a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fa7a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #95aba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-98aaa9 {
  color: #98aaa9;
}
Background
.bg-98aaa9 {
  background-color: #98aaa9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-98aaa9 {
  border: 2px solid #98aaa9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #98aaa9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 170 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 10% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-98aaa9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #98aaa9, #98a2aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-98aaa9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 170 169 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.11 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.64 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.09 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.09 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.89 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.72 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.61 #675556 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#98aaa9  rgb(152, 170, 169)  hsl(177, 10%, 63%)  Ash Gray
#aa9899  rgb(170, 152, 153)  hsl(357, 10%, 63%)  Silver Pink
#a998aa  rgb(169, 152, 170)  hsl(297, 10%, 63%)  Rose Quartz
#aaa998  rgb(170, 169, 152)  hsl(57, 10%, 63%)  Dark Gray