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#929799

#929799 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#929799 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 57.25% red, 59.22% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.58% cyan, 1.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 197.14°, with 3.32% saturation and 58.63% 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 7.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 6.34.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3054

Complementary

  1. #929799
  2. #999492

Split complementary

  1. #929799
  2. #999294
  3. #999892

Analogous

  1. #929998
  2. #929799
  3. #929499

Triadic

  1. #929799
  2. #999297
  3. #979992

Tetradic

  1. #929799
  2. #949299
  3. #999492
  4. #979992

Square

  1. #929799
  2. #989299
  3. #999492
  4. #949992

Monochromatic

  1. #474a4b
  2. #6c7173
  3. #929799
  4. #babdbe
  5. #e1e2e3

Shades

#929799 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #929799
  2. #83888a
  3. #75797a
  4. #666a6b
  5. #585b5c
  6. #494c4d
  7. #3a3c3d
  8. #2c2d2e
  9. #1d1e1f
  10. #0f0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#929799 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #929799
  2. #9da1a3
  3. #a8acad
  4. #b3b6b8
  5. #bec1c2
  6. #c9cbcc
  7. #d3d5d6
  8. #dee0e0
  9. #e9eaeb
  10. #f4f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#929799 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #929799
  2. #909597
  3. #8e9294
  4. #8d9092
  5. #8b8e8f
  6. #898c8d
  7. #87898a
  8. #858788
  9. #848585
  10. #828283
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #949697 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #969799 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #959699 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #909898 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #949799 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #949699 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #919798 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-929799 {
  color: #929799;
}
Background
.bg-929799 {
  background-color: #929799;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-929799 {
  border: 2px solid #929799;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #929799;
  --color-primary-rgb: 146 151 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 3% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-929799 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #929799, #929499);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-929799 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(146 151 153 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.34 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.34 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.99 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.15 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.15 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.32 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.17 #6d6866 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#929799  rgb(146, 151, 153)  hsl(197, 3%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#999492  rgb(153, 148, 146)  hsl(17, 3%, 59%)  Taupe Gray
#999297  rgb(153, 146, 151)  hsl(317, 3%, 59%)  Taupe Gray
#979992  rgb(151, 153, 146)  hsl(77, 3%, 59%)  Dark Gray