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#AAA8A2

#aaa8a2 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aaa8a2 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, 65.88% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 45°, with 4.49% saturation and 65.1% 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 8.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 3.17.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3916

Complementary

  1. #aaa8a2
  2. #a2a4aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa8a2
  2. #a2a8aa
  3. #a4a2aa

Analogous

  1. #aaa4a2
  2. #aaa8a2
  3. #a8aaa2

Triadic

  1. #aaa8a2
  2. #a2aaa8
  3. #a8a2aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa8a2
  2. #a4aaa2
  3. #a2a4aa
  4. #a8a2aa

Square

  1. #aaa8a2
  2. #a2aaa4
  3. #a2a4aa
  4. #aaa2a8

Monochromatic

  1. #5e5c55
  2. #85837a
  3. #aaa8a2
  4. #cfcdca
  5. #f3f3f2

Shades

#aaa8a2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa8a2
  2. #999792
  3. #888682
  4. #777671
  5. #666561
  6. #555451
  7. #444341
  8. #333231
  9. #222220
  10. #111110
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa8a2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa8a2
  2. #b3b1ab
  3. #bbb9b5
  4. #c4c2be
  5. #cccbc7
  6. #d5d4d1
  7. #dddcda
  8. #e6e5e3
  9. #eeeeec
  10. #f7f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa8a2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa8a2
  2. #a6a49f
  3. #a2a09b
  4. #9d9c98
  5. #999894
  6. #959491
  7. #91908e
  8. #8d8c8a
  9. #888887
  10. #848483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9a8a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9a8a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aaa8a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aca7a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaa8a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aaa8a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aba7a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa8a2 {
  color: #aaa8a2;
}
Background
.bg-aaa8a2 {
  background-color: #aaa8a2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa8a2 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa8a2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa8a2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 168 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 4% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa8a2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa8a2, #a8aaa2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa8a2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 168 162 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.17 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.17 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.30 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.60 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.70 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 11.68 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 11.68 #55575d Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#aaa8a2  rgb(170, 168, 162)  hsl(45, 4%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a2a4aa  rgb(162, 164, 170)  hsl(225, 4%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a2aaa8  rgb(162, 170, 168)  hsl(165, 4%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a8a2aa  rgb(168, 162, 170)  hsl(285, 4%, 65%)  Dark Gray