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#969999

#969999 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#969999 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 60% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 1.45% 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 7.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.32.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3157

Complementary

  1. #969999
  2. #999696

Split complementary

  1. #969999
  2. #999697
  3. #999796

Analogous

  1. #969997
  2. #969999
  3. #969799

Triadic

  1. #969999
  2. #999699
  3. #999996

Tetradic

  1. #969999
  2. #969699
  3. #999696
  4. #999996

Square

  1. #969999
  2. #979699
  3. #999696
  4. #979996

Monochromatic

  1. #4a4c4c
  2. #707373
  3. #969999
  4. #bdbfbf
  5. #e4e4e4

Shades

#969999 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #969999
  2. #878a8a
  3. #787a7a
  4. #696b6b
  5. #5a5c5c
  6. #4b4d4d
  7. #3c3d3d
  8. #2d2e2e
  9. #1e1f1f
  10. #0f0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#969999 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #969999
  2. #a1a3a3
  3. #abadad
  4. #b6b8b8
  5. #c0c2c2
  6. #cbcccc
  7. #d5d6d6
  8. #e0e0e0
  9. #eaebeb
  10. #f5f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#969999 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #969999
  2. #949797
  3. #929494
  4. #8f9292
  5. #8d8f8f
  6. #8b8d8d
  7. #898a8a
  8. #878888
  9. #848585
  10. #828383
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #979999 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #999999 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #989899 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #959999 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #989999 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #979999 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #969999 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-969999 {
  color: #969999;
}
Background
.bg-969999 {
  background-color: #969999;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-969999 {
  border: 2px solid #969999;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #969999;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 153 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 1% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-969999 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #969999, #969799);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-969999 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 153 153 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.32 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.32 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.25 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.42 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.62 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.62 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.61 #696666 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#969999  rgb(150, 153, 153)  hsl(180, 1%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#999696  rgb(153, 150, 150)  hsl(0, 1%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#999699  rgb(153, 150, 153)  hsl(300, 1%, 59%)  Taupe Gray
#999996  rgb(153, 153, 150)  hsl(60, 1%, 59%)  Dark Gray