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#979CA1

#979ca1 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#979ca1 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, 61.18% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.21% cyan, 3.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 5.05% saturation and 61.18% 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 7.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.23.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3293

Complementary

  1. #979ca1
  2. #a19c97

Split complementary

  1. #979ca1
  2. #a19797
  3. #a1a197

Analogous

  1. #97a1a1
  2. #979ca1
  3. #9797a1

Triadic

  1. #979ca1
  2. #a1979c
  3. #9ca197

Tetradic

  1. #979ca1
  2. #9c97a1
  3. #a19c97
  4. #9ca197

Square

  1. #979ca1
  2. #a197a1
  3. #a19c97
  4. #97a197

Monochromatic

  1. #4b5054
  2. #70767c
  3. #979ca1
  4. #bfc2c5
  5. #e7e9ea

Shades

#979ca1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #979ca1
  2. #888c91
  3. #797d81
  4. #6a6d71
  5. #5b5e61
  6. #4c4e51
  7. #3c3e40
  8. #2d2f30
  9. #1e1f20
  10. #0f1010
  11. #000000

Tints

#979ca1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #979ca1
  2. #a1a6aa
  3. #acb0b4
  4. #b6babd
  5. #c1c4c7
  6. #cbced0
  7. #d5d7d9
  8. #e0e1e3
  9. #eaebec
  10. #f5f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#979ca1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #979ca1
  2. #95999e
  3. #92969a
  4. #909497
  5. #8e9194
  6. #8c8e91
  7. #898b8d
  8. #87888a
  9. #858687
  10. #828383
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a9c9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a9ca1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #999ba1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #959d9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #999ca1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #989ba1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #969d9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-979ca1 {
  color: #979ca1;
}
Background
.bg-979ca1 {
  background-color: #979ca1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-979ca1 {
  border: 2px solid #979ca1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #979ca1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 156 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 5% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-979ca1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #979ca1, #9797a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-979ca1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 156 161 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.23 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.23 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.98 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.10 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.44 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.44 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.71 #68635e Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#979ca1  rgb(151, 156, 161)  hsl(210, 5%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#a19c97  rgb(161, 156, 151)  hsl(30, 5%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#a1979c  rgb(161, 151, 156)  hsl(330, 5%, 61%)  Rose Quartz
#9ca197  rgb(156, 161, 151)  hsl(90, 5%, 61%)  Dark Gray