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#8F9D96

#8f9d96 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8f9d96 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 61.57% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.46% yellow and 38.43% black. Its hue angle is 150°, with 6.67% saturation and 58.82% 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 7.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 9.26.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3216

Complementary

  1. #8f9d96
  2. #9d8f96

Split complementary

  1. #8f9d96
  2. #9d8f9d
  3. #9d8f8f

Analogous

  1. #8f9d8f
  2. #8f9d96
  3. #8f9d9d

Triadic

  1. #8f9d96
  2. #968f9d
  3. #9d968f

Tetradic

  1. #8f9d96
  2. #8f969d
  3. #9d8f96
  4. #9d968f

Square

  1. #8f9d96
  2. #8f8f9d
  3. #9d8f96
  4. #9d9d8f

Monochromatic

  1. #454e49
  2. #687770
  3. #8f9d96
  4. #b8c1bc
  5. #e1e4e2

Shades

#8f9d96 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8f9d96
  2. #818d87
  3. #727e78
  4. #646e69
  5. #565e5a
  6. #484f4b
  7. #393f3c
  8. #2b2f2d
  9. #1d1f1e
  10. #0e100f
  11. #000000

Tints

#8f9d96 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8f9d96
  2. #9aa7a1
  3. #a5b1ab
  4. #b1bab6
  5. #bcc4c0
  6. #c7cecb
  7. #d2d8d5
  8. #dde2e0
  9. #e9ebea
  10. #f4f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8f9d96 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8f9d96
  2. #8e9a94
  3. #8c9792
  4. #8b948f
  5. #89918d
  6. #888f8b
  7. #868c89
  8. #858987
  9. #838684
  10. #828382
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #969b98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9c9b96 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a9996 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8d9d9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #979c96 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #969b96 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e9d99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8f9d96 {
  color: #8f9d96;
}
Background
.bg-8f9d96 {
  background-color: #8f9d96;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8f9d96 {
  border: 2px solid #8f9d96;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8f9d96;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 157 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 150 7% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8f9d96 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8f9d96, #8f9d9d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8f9d96 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 157 150 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.26 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.26 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.29 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.68 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.44 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 11.03 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.95 #706269 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#8f9d96  rgb(143, 157, 150)  hsl(150, 7%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#9d8f96  rgb(157, 143, 150)  hsl(330, 7%, 59%)  Rose Quartz
#968f9d  rgb(150, 143, 157)  hsl(270, 7%, 59%)  Rose Quartz
#9d968f  rgb(157, 150, 143)  hsl(30, 7%, 59%)  Dark Gray