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#989892

#989892 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#989892 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 57.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.95% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 2.83% saturation and 58.43% 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 7.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 6.28.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3121

Complementary

  1. #989892
  2. #929298

Split complementary

  1. #989892
  2. #929598
  3. #959298

Analogous

  1. #989592
  2. #989892
  3. #959892

Triadic

  1. #989892
  2. #929898
  3. #989298

Tetradic

  1. #989892
  2. #929892
  3. #929298
  4. #989298

Square

  1. #989892
  2. #929895
  3. #929298
  4. #989295

Monochromatic

  1. #4b4b46
  2. #72726c
  3. #989892
  4. #bdbdb9
  5. #e2e2e1

Shades

#989892 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #989892
  2. #898983
  3. #7a7a75
  4. #6a6a66
  5. #5b5b58
  6. #4c4c49
  7. #3d3d3a
  8. #2e2e2c
  9. #1e1e1d
  10. #0f0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#989892 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #989892
  2. #a2a29d
  3. #adada8
  4. #b7b7b3
  5. #c1c1be
  6. #ccccc9
  7. #d6d6d3
  8. #e0e0de
  9. #eaeae9
  10. #f5f5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#989892 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #989892
  2. #969690
  3. #93938e
  4. #91918d
  5. #8e8e8b
  6. #8c8c89
  7. #8a8a87
  8. #878785
  9. #858584
  10. #828282
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #989895 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #999792 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #999892 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #999796 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #999892 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #999892 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #999795 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-989892 {
  color: #989892;
}
Background
.bg-989892 {
  background-color: #989892;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-989892 {
  border: 2px solid #989892;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #989892;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 152 146;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 3% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-989892 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #989892, #959892);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-989892 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 152 146 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.28 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.28 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.11 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.86 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.86 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.36 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 11.76 #67676d Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#989892  rgb(152, 152, 146)  hsl(60, 3%, 58%)  Dark Gray
#929298  rgb(146, 146, 152)  hsl(240, 3%, 58%)  Taupe Gray
#929898  rgb(146, 152, 152)  hsl(180, 3%, 58%)  Dark Gray
#989298  rgb(152, 146, 152)  hsl(300, 3%, 58%)  Taupe Gray