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#A99592 Cortex

#A99592 is a light gray named Cortex. In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 58.4% green and 57.3% blue (rgb(169, 149, 146)). Its HSL value is 8° hue, 12% saturation and 62% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 14% yellow and 34% black. #A99592 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.40:1.

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Variations of #A99592

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#A99592 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#A99592 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A99592 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9D9B92
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #999792
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9E9792
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9D9B92
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A19992
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AE9394
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AB9493
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #999999
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9D9898

#A99592 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.84:1 Very poor#A99592 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.40:1 Very good#A99592 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A99592 in CSS

/* Cortex */
.color { color: #A99592; }
.background { background-color: #A99592; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A99592; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(169 149 146);
color: hsl(8 12% 62%);
color: oklch(0.687 0.024 27.9);

#A99592 FAQ

What color is #A99592?

#A99592 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Cortex. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #A99592?

#A99592 is rgb(169, 149, 146) in RGB, hsl(8, 12%, 62%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 12%, 14%, 34%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A99592?

The complementary color of #A99592 is #92A6A9, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A99592?

Black text has the best contrast on #A99592: 7.40:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A99592 a warm or cool color?

#A99592 is a neutral color.