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#979998

#979998 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#979998 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 60% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.65% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 150°, with 0.97% saturation and 59.61% 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 7.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.21.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3163

Complementary

  1. #979998
  2. #999798

Split complementary

  1. #979998
  2. #999799
  3. #999797

Analogous

  1. #979997
  2. #979998
  3. #979999

Triadic

  1. #979998
  2. #989799
  3. #999897

Tetradic

  1. #979998
  2. #979899
  3. #999798
  4. #999897

Square

  1. #979998
  2. #979799
  3. #999798
  4. #999997

Monochromatic

  1. #4b4c4c
  2. #717372
  3. #979998
  4. #bebfbe
  5. #e4e5e5

Shades

#979998 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #979998
  2. #888a89
  3. #797a7a
  4. #6a6b6a
  5. #5b5c5b
  6. #4c4d4c
  7. #3c3d3d
  8. #2d2e2e
  9. #1e1f1e
  10. #0f0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#979998 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #979998
  2. #a1a3a2
  3. #acadad
  4. #b6b8b7
  5. #c1c2c1
  6. #cbcccc
  7. #d5d6d6
  8. #e0e0e0
  9. #eaebea
  10. #f5f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#979998 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #979998
  2. #959796
  3. #929493
  4. #909291
  5. #8e8f8e
  6. #8c8d8c
  7. #898a8a
  8. #878887
  9. #858585
  10. #828382
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #989998 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #999998 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #989898 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #979999 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #989998 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #989998 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #979998 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-979998 {
  color: #979998;
}
Background
.bg-979998 {
  background-color: #979998;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-979998 {
  border: 2px solid #979998;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #979998;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 153 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 150 1% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-979998 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #979998, #979999);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-979998 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 153 152 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.21 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.21 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.16 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.32 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.62 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.62 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.20 #686667 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#979998  rgb(151, 153, 152)  hsl(150, 1%, 60%)  Dark Gray
#999798  rgb(153, 151, 152)  hsl(330, 1%, 60%)  Dark Gray
#989799  rgb(152, 151, 153)  hsl(270, 1%, 60%)  Dark Gray
#999897  rgb(153, 152, 151)  hsl(30, 1%, 60%)  Dark Gray