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#989997

#989997 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#989997 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, 60% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.65% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.31% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 0.97% saturation and 59.61% 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 7.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.18.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3169

Complementary

  1. #989997
  2. #989799

Split complementary

  1. #989997
  2. #979799
  3. #999799

Analogous

  1. #999997
  2. #989997
  3. #979997

Triadic

  1. #989997
  2. #979899
  3. #999798

Tetradic

  1. #989997
  2. #979998
  3. #989799
  4. #999798

Square

  1. #989997
  2. #979999
  3. #989799
  4. #999797

Monochromatic

  1. #4c4c4b
  2. #727371
  3. #989997
  4. #bebfbe
  5. #e5e5e4

Shades

#989997 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #989997
  2. #898a88
  3. #7a7a79
  4. #6a6b6a
  5. #5b5c5b
  6. #4c4d4c
  7. #3d3d3c
  8. #2e2e2d
  9. #1e1f1e
  10. #0f0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#989997 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #989997
  2. #a2a3a1
  3. #adadac
  4. #b7b8b6
  5. #c1c2c1
  6. #cccccb
  7. #d6d6d5
  8. #e0e0e0
  9. #eaebea
  10. #f5f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#989997 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #989997
  2. #969795
  3. #939492
  4. #919290
  5. #8e8f8e
  6. #8c8d8c
  7. #8a8a89
  8. #878887
  9. #858585
  10. #828382
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #989998 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #999997 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #999997 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #989998 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #999997 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #999997 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #989998 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-989997 {
  color: #989997;
}
Background
.bg-989997 {
  background-color: #989997;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-989997 {
  border: 2px solid #989997;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #989997;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 153 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 1% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-989997 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #989997, #979997);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-989997 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 153 151 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.18 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.18 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.14 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.40 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.67 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.67 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 11.34 #676668 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#989997  rgb(152, 153, 151)  hsl(90, 1%, 60%)  Dark Gray
#989799  rgb(152, 151, 153)  hsl(270, 1%, 60%)  Dark Gray
#979899  rgb(151, 152, 153)  hsl(210, 1%, 60%)  Dark Gray
#999798  rgb(153, 151, 152)  hsl(330, 1%, 60%)  Dark Gray