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#8C9B9C

#8c9b9c ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8c9b9c is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 60.78% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.26% cyan, 0.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 183.75°, with 7.48% saturation and 58.04% 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 7.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 8.54.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3142

Complementary

  1. #8c9b9c
  2. #9c8d8c

Split complementary

  1. #8c9b9c
  2. #9c8c93
  3. #9c958c

Analogous

  1. #8c9c95
  2. #8c9b9c
  3. #8c939c

Triadic

  1. #8c9b9c
  2. #9c8c9b
  3. #9b9c8c

Tetradic

  1. #8c9b9c
  2. #8d8c9c
  3. #9c8d8c
  4. #9b9c8c

Square

  1. #8c9b9c
  2. #958c9c
  3. #9c8d8c
  4. #939c8c

Monochromatic

  1. #424c4d
  2. #667576
  3. #8c9b9c
  4. #b5bfbf
  5. #dee2e3

Shades

#8c9b9c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8c9b9c
  2. #7e8c8c
  3. #707c7d
  4. #626d6d
  5. #545d5e
  6. #464e4e
  7. #383e3e
  8. #2a2f2f
  9. #1c1f1f
  10. #0e1010
  11. #000000

Tints

#8c9b9c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8c9b9c
  2. #98a5a6
  3. #a3afb0
  4. #afb9ba
  5. #bac3c4
  6. #c6cdce
  7. #d1d7d7
  8. #dde1e1
  9. #e8ebeb
  10. #f4f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8c9b9c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8c9b9c
  2. #8b9899
  3. #8a9696
  4. #889394
  5. #879091
  6. #868e8e
  7. #858b8b
  8. #848888
  9. #828586
  10. #818383
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93999a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99999c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95979c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #889c9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #949a9c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #92999c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #899c9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8c9b9c {
  color: #8c9b9c;
}
Background
.bg-8c9b9c {
  background-color: #8c9b9c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8c9b9c {
  border: 2px solid #8c9b9c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8c9b9c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 155 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 7% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8c9b9c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c9b9c, #8c939c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8c9b9c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 155 156 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.54 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.54 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.63 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.96 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.96 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.77 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.77 #736463 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#8c9b9c  rgb(140, 155, 156)  hsl(184, 7%, 58%)  Dark Gray
#9c8d8c  rgb(156, 141, 140)  hsl(4, 7%, 58%)  Taupe Gray
#9c8c9b  rgb(156, 140, 155)  hsl(304, 7%, 58%)  Rose Quartz
#9b9c8c  rgb(155, 156, 140)  hsl(64, 7%, 58%)  Dark Gray