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#979FA2

#979fa2 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#979fa2 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, 62.35% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.79% cyan, 1.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 196.36°, with 5.58% saturation and 61.37% 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 7.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.17.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3398

Complementary

  1. #979fa2
  2. #a29a97

Split complementary

  1. #979fa2
  2. #a29799
  3. #a29f97

Analogous

  1. #97a29f
  2. #979fa2
  3. #9799a2

Triadic

  1. #979fa2
  2. #a2979f
  3. #9fa297

Tetradic

  1. #979fa2
  2. #9a97a2
  3. #a29a97
  4. #9fa297

Square

  1. #979fa2
  2. #9f97a2
  3. #a29a97
  4. #99a297

Monochromatic

  1. #4c5254
  2. #70797d
  3. #979fa2
  4. #bfc4c6
  5. #e8eaea

Shades

#979fa2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #979fa2
  2. #888f92
  3. #797f82
  4. #6a6f71
  5. #5b5f61
  6. #4c5051
  7. #3c4041
  8. #2d3031
  9. #1e2020
  10. #0f1010
  11. #000000

Tints

#979fa2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #979fa2
  2. #a1a9ab
  3. #acb2b5
  4. #b6bcbe
  5. #c1c5c7
  6. #cbcfd1
  7. #d5d9da
  8. #e0e2e3
  9. #eaecec
  10. #f5f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#979fa2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #979fa2
  2. #959c9f
  3. #92999b
  4. #909698
  5. #8e9394
  6. #8c9091
  7. #898c8e
  8. #87898a
  9. #858687
  10. #828383
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b9e9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9d9ea2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b9da2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #94a0a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b9fa2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a9ea2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #95a0a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-979fa2 {
  color: #979fa2;
}
Background
.bg-979fa2 {
  background-color: #979fa2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-979fa2 {
  border: 2px solid #979fa2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #979fa2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 159 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 6% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-979fa2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #979fa2, #9799a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-979fa2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 159 162 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.17 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.17 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.65 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.26 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.26 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.45 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.72 #68605d Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#979fa2  rgb(151, 159, 162)  hsl(196, 6%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#a29a97  rgb(162, 154, 151)  hsl(16, 6%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#a2979f  rgb(162, 151, 159)  hsl(316, 6%, 61%)  Rose Quartz
#9fa297  rgb(159, 162, 151)  hsl(76, 6%, 61%)  Dark Gray