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#8FA0A0

#8fa0a0 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8fa0a0 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, 62.75% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 8.21% saturation and 59.41% 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 7.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 8.49.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3352

Complementary

  1. #8fa0a0
  2. #a08f8f

Split complementary

  1. #8fa0a0
  2. #a08f97
  3. #a0978f

Analogous

  1. #8fa097
  2. #8fa0a0
  3. #8f97a0

Triadic

  1. #8fa0a0
  2. #a08fa0
  3. #a0a08f

Tetradic

  1. #8fa0a0
  2. #8f8fa0
  3. #a08f8f
  4. #a0a08f

Square

  1. #8fa0a0
  2. #978fa0
  3. #a08f8f
  4. #97a08f

Monochromatic

  1. #455151
  2. #687b7b
  3. #8fa0a0
  4. #b8c3c3
  5. #e2e6e6

Shades

#8fa0a0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8fa0a0
  2. #819090
  3. #728080
  4. #647070
  5. #566060
  6. #485050
  7. #394040
  8. #2b3030
  9. #1d2020
  10. #0e1010
  11. #000000

Tints

#8fa0a0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8fa0a0
  2. #9aaaaa
  3. #a5b3b3
  4. #b1bdbd
  5. #bcc6c6
  6. #c7d0d0
  7. #d2d9d9
  8. #dde3e3
  9. #e9ecec
  10. #f4f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8fa0a0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8fa0a0
  2. #8e9d9d
  3. #8c9a9a
  4. #8b9696
  5. #899393
  6. #889090
  7. #868d8d
  8. #858a8a
  9. #838686
  10. #828383
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #979e9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e9ea0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a9ba0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8aa1a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #989fa0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #969da0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ca1a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8fa0a0 {
  color: #8fa0a0;
}
Background
.bg-8fa0a0 {
  background-color: #8fa0a0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8fa0a0 {
  border: 2px solid #8fa0a0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8fa0a0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 160 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 8% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8fa0a0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8fa0a0, #8f97a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8fa0a0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 160 160 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.49 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.49 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.80 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.50 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 11.18 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 11.32 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.35 #705f5f Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#8fa0a0  rgb(143, 160, 160)  hsl(180, 8%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#a08f8f  rgb(160, 143, 143)  hsl(0, 8%, 59%)  Taupe Gray
#a08fa0  rgb(160, 143, 160)  hsl(300, 8%, 59%)  Rose Quartz
#a0a08f  rgb(160, 160, 143)  hsl(60, 8%, 59%)  Dark Gray