HEX Color #A09983 (Darkgray)

About #A09983

When working with digital screens, the color #A09983 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkgray. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(160, 153, 131).

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 4% M, 18% Y, and 37% K. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A09983

RGB160, 153, 131

HSL45.5°, 13.2%, 57.1%

CMYK0%, 4%, 18%, 37%

HSV45.5°, 18.1%, 62.7%

LAB63.3, -1.2, 12.5

XYZ30.0, 31.9, 26.0

Decimal10525059

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#A09983 #838AA0

Analogous

#A08A83 #98A083

Triadic

#83A099 #9983A0

Tetradic

#83A08A #838AA0 #A08398

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#A09983

#AAA490

#B5AF9E

#BFBBAC

#CAC6BA

#D4D1C7

#DFDDD5

#E9E8E3

#F4F3F1

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#A09983

#8E8874

#7C7765

#6A6657

#585548

#47443A

#35332B

#23221D

#11110E

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.85:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

7.38:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.72:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

6.27:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A09983; }

.text-color { color: #A09983; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #A09983; }

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Darkgray

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