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#8D9999

#8d9999 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8d9999 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, 60% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 180°, 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 7.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 8.06.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3075

Complementary

  1. #8d9999
  2. #998d8d

Split complementary

  1. #8d9999
  2. #998d93
  3. #99938d

Analogous

  1. #8d9993
  2. #8d9999
  3. #8d9399

Triadic

  1. #8d9999
  2. #998d99
  3. #99998d

Tetradic

  1. #8d9999
  2. #8d8d99
  3. #998d8d
  4. #99998d

Square

  1. #8d9999
  2. #938d99
  3. #998d8d
  4. #93998d

Monochromatic

  1. #434a4a
  2. #677373
  3. #8d9999
  4. #b5bdbd
  5. #dee1e1

Shades

#8d9999 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d9999
  2. #7f8a8a
  3. #717a7a
  4. #636b6b
  5. #555c5c
  6. #474d4d
  7. #383d3d
  8. #2a2e2e
  9. #1c1f1f
  10. #0e0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d9999 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d9999
  2. #98a3a3
  3. #a4adad
  4. #afb8b8
  5. #bbc2c2
  6. #c6cccc
  7. #d1d6d6
  8. #dde0e0
  9. #e8ebeb
  10. #f4f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d9999 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d9999
  2. #8c9797
  3. #8a9494
  4. #899292
  5. #888f8f
  6. #878d8d
  7. #858a8a
  8. #848888
  9. #838585
  10. #818383
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #939898 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #979899 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #959699 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a9a99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #939899 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #929799 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8b9a99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d9999 {
  color: #8d9999;
}
Background
.bg-8d9999 {
  background-color: #8d9999;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d9999 {
  border: 2px solid #8d9999;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d9999;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 153 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 6% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d9999 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d9999, #8d9399);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d9999 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 153 153 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.06 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.06 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.52 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.75 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.75 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.91 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.91 #726666 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#8d9999  rgb(141, 153, 153)  hsl(180, 6%, 58%)  Dark Gray
#998d8d  rgb(153, 141, 141)  hsl(0, 6%, 58%)  Taupe Gray
#998d99  rgb(153, 141, 153)  hsl(300, 6%, 58%)  Rose Quartz
#99998d  rgb(153, 153, 141)  hsl(60, 6%, 58%)  Dark Gray