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#989797

#989797 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#989797 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 59.22% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.66% magenta, 0.66% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 0.48% 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 7.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.47.

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Relative luminance0.3104

Complementary

  1. #989797
  2. #979898

Split complementary

  1. #989797
  2. #979897
  3. #979798

Analogous

  1. #989797
  2. #989797
  3. #989797

Triadic

  1. #989797
  2. #979897
  3. #979798

Tetradic

  1. #989797
  2. #989897
  3. #979898
  4. #979798

Square

  1. #989797
  2. #979897
  3. #979898
  4. #979798

Monochromatic

  1. #4b4b4b
  2. #727171
  3. #989797
  4. #bebdbd
  5. #e4e4e4

Shades

#989797 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #989797
  2. #898888
  3. #7a7979
  4. #6a6a6a
  5. #5b5b5b
  6. #4c4c4c
  7. #3d3c3c
  8. #2e2d2d
  9. #1e1e1e
  10. #0f0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#989797 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #989797
  2. #a2a1a1
  3. #adacac
  4. #b7b6b6
  5. #c1c1c1
  6. #cccbcb
  7. #d6d5d5
  8. #e0e0e0
  9. #eaeaea
  10. #f5f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#989797 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #989797
  2. #969595
  3. #939292
  4. #919090
  5. #8e8e8e
  6. #8c8c8c
  7. #8a8989
  8. #878787
  9. #858585
  10. #828282
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #989797 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #979797 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #979797 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #989797 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #979797 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #989797 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #989797 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-989797 {
  color: #989797;
}
Background
.bg-989797 {
  background-color: #989797;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-989797 {
  border: 2px solid #989797;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #989797;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 151 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 0% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-989797 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #989797, #989797);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-989797 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 151 151 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.47 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.47 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.82 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.82 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.12 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.12 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.27 #676868 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#989797  rgb(152, 151, 151)  hsl(0, 0%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#979898  rgb(151, 152, 152)  hsl(180, 0%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#979897  rgb(151, 152, 151)  hsl(120, 0%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#979798  rgb(151, 151, 152)  hsl(240, 0%, 59%)  Dark Gray