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#8D9899

#8d9899 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8d9899 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 59.61% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.84% cyan, 0.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 185°, with 5.56% saturation and 57.65% 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 7.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 7.87.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3042

Complementary

  1. #8d9899
  2. #998e8d

Split complementary

  1. #8d9899
  2. #998d92
  3. #99948d

Analogous

  1. #8d9994
  2. #8d9899
  3. #8d9299

Triadic

  1. #8d9899
  2. #998d98
  3. #98998d

Tetradic

  1. #8d9899
  2. #8e8d99
  3. #998e8d
  4. #98998d

Square

  1. #8d9899
  2. #948d99
  3. #998e8d
  4. #92998d

Monochromatic

  1. #434a4a
  2. #677273
  3. #8d9899
  4. #b5bcbd
  5. #dee1e1

Shades

#8d9899 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d9899
  2. #7f898a
  3. #717a7a
  4. #636a6b
  5. #555b5c
  6. #474c4d
  7. #383d3d
  8. #2a2e2e
  9. #1c1e1f
  10. #0e0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d9899 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d9899
  2. #98a2a3
  3. #a4adad
  4. #afb7b8
  5. #bbc1c2
  6. #c6cccc
  7. #d1d6d6
  8. #dde0e0
  9. #e8eaeb
  10. #f4f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d9899 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d9899
  2. #8c9697
  3. #8a9394
  4. #899192
  5. #888e8f
  6. #878c8d
  7. #858a8a
  8. #848788
  9. #838585
  10. #818283
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #929797 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #969799 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #949599 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a9998 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #939799 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #919699 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8b9999 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d9899 {
  color: #8d9899;
}
Background
.bg-8d9899 {
  background-color: #8d9899;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d9899 {
  border: 2px solid #8d9899;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d9899;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 152 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 6% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d9899 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d9899, #8d9299);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d9899 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 152 153 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.87 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.87 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.08 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.26 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.26 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.29 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.29 #726766 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#8d9899  rgb(141, 152, 153)  hsl(185, 6%, 58%)  Dark Gray
#998e8d  rgb(153, 142, 141)  hsl(5, 6%, 58%)  Taupe Gray
#998d98  rgb(153, 141, 152)  hsl(305, 6%, 58%)  Rose Quartz
#98998d  rgb(152, 153, 141)  hsl(65, 6%, 58%)  Dark Gray