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#949EA3

#949ea3 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#949ea3 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.04% red, 61.96% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.2% cyan, 3.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 200°, with 7.54% saturation and 60.98% 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 7.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 6.15.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3339

Complementary

  1. #949ea3
  2. #a39994

Split complementary

  1. #949ea3
  2. #a39496
  3. #a3a194

Analogous

  1. #94a3a1
  2. #949ea3
  3. #9496a3

Triadic

  1. #949ea3
  2. #a3949e
  3. #9ea394

Tetradic

  1. #949ea3
  2. #9994a3
  3. #a39994
  4. #9ea394

Square

  1. #949ea3
  2. #a194a3
  3. #a39994
  4. #96a394

Monochromatic

  1. #495155
  2. #6c787e
  3. #949ea3
  4. #bdc3c6
  5. #e6e9ea

Shades

#949ea3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #949ea3
  2. #858e93
  3. #767e82
  4. #686f72
  5. #595f62
  6. #4a4f52
  7. #3b3f41
  8. #2c2f31
  9. #1e2021
  10. #0f1010
  11. #000000

Tints

#949ea3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #949ea3
  2. #9fa8ac
  3. #a9b1b5
  4. #b4bbbf
  5. #bfc5c8
  6. #cacfd1
  7. #d4d8da
  8. #dfe2e3
  9. #eaeced
  10. #f4f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#949ea3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #949ea3
  2. #929ba0
  3. #90989c
  4. #8e9599
  5. #8c9295
  6. #8a8f92
  7. #888c8e
  8. #86898b
  9. #848687
  10. #828384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #999d9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b9da3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #999ca3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #909f9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #999ea3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #979da3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #929fa1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-949ea3 {
  color: #949ea3;
}
Background
.bg-949ea3 {
  background-color: #949ea3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-949ea3 {
  border: 2px solid #949ea3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #949ea3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 148 158 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 8% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-949ea3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #949ea3, #9496a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-949ea3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(148 158 163 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.15 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.15 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.31 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.31 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.85 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.84 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.84 #6b615c Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#949ea3  rgb(148, 158, 163)  hsl(200, 8%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#a39994  rgb(163, 153, 148)  hsl(20, 8%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#a3949e  rgb(163, 148, 158)  hsl(320, 8%, 61%)  Rose Quartz
#9ea394  rgb(158, 163, 148)  hsl(80, 8%, 61%)  Ash Gray