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#98988F

#98988f ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#98988f 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, 59.61% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.92% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 4.19% saturation and 57.84% 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 7.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 7.21.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3112

Complementary

  1. #98988f
  2. #8f8f98

Split complementary

  1. #98988f
  2. #8f9398
  3. #938f98

Analogous

  1. #98938f
  2. #98988f
  3. #93988f

Triadic

  1. #98988f
  2. #8f9898
  3. #988f98

Tetradic

  1. #98988f
  2. #8f988f
  3. #8f8f98
  4. #988f98

Square

  1. #98988f
  2. #8f9893
  3. #8f8f98
  4. #988f93

Monochromatic

  1. #4a4a44
  2. #727269
  3. #98988f
  4. #bdbdb7
  5. #e1e1df

Shades

#98988f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #98988f
  2. #898981
  3. #7a7a72
  4. #6a6a64
  5. #5b5b56
  6. #4c4c48
  7. #3d3d39
  8. #2e2e2b
  9. #1e1e1d
  10. #0f0f0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#98988f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #98988f
  2. #a2a29a
  3. #adada5
  4. #b7b7b1
  5. #c1c1bc
  6. #ccccc7
  7. #d6d6d2
  8. #e0e0dd
  9. #eaeae9
  10. #f5f5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#98988f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #98988f
  2. #96968e
  3. #93938c
  4. #91918b
  5. #8e8e89
  6. #8c8c88
  7. #8a8a86
  8. #878785
  9. #858583
  10. #828282
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #989894 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a978f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a988f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a9795 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99978f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99988f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #999793 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-98988f {
  color: #98988f;
}
Background
.bg-98988f {
  background-color: #98988f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-98988f {
  border: 2px solid #98988f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #98988f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 152 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 4% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-98988f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #98988f, #93988f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-98988f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 152 143 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.21 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.21 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.62 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.46 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.46 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 10.55 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 11.62 #676770 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#98988f  rgb(152, 152, 143)  hsl(60, 4%, 58%)  Dark Gray
#8f8f98  rgb(143, 143, 152)  hsl(240, 4%, 58%)  Taupe Gray
#8f9898  rgb(143, 152, 152)  hsl(180, 4%, 58%)  Dark Gray
#988f98  rgb(152, 143, 152)  hsl(300, 4%, 58%)  Taupe Gray