HEX Color #A0A0AF (Darkgray)

About #A0A0AF

The precise color #A0A0AF is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Darkgray. Its digital footprint relies on 160 parts red, 160 parts green, and 175 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 9% cyan and 9% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A0A0AF

RGB160, 160, 175

HSL240.0°, 8.6%, 65.7%

CMYK9%, 9%, 0%, 31%

HSV240.0°, 8.6%, 68.6%

LAB66.3, 3.0, -7.8

XYZ34.8, 35.7, 45.6

Decimal10526895

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#A0A0AF #AFAFA0

Analogous

#A0A7AF #A7A0AF

Triadic

#AFA0A0 #A0AFA0

Tetradic

#AFA0A7 #AFAFA0 #A0AFA7

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#A0A0AF

#AAAAB7

#B5B5C0

#BFBFC9

#CACAD2

#D4D4DB

#DFDFE4

#E9E9ED

#F4F4F6

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#A0A0AF

#8E8E9B

#7C7C88

#6A6A74

#585861

#47474D

#35353A

#232326

#111113

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.58:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

8.14:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.47:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

6.92:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A0A0AF; }

.text-color { color: #A0A0AF; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #A0A0AF; }

Similar Colors

Darkgray

#A9A9A9