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#989B9B

#989b9b ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#989b9b 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, 60.78% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 1.48% saturation and 60.2% 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 7.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 4.72.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3248

Complementary

  1. #989b9b
  2. #9b9898

Split complementary

  1. #989b9b
  2. #9b989a
  3. #9b9a98

Analogous

  1. #989b9a
  2. #989b9b
  3. #989a9b

Triadic

  1. #989b9b
  2. #9b989b
  3. #9b9b98

Tetradic

  1. #989b9b
  2. #98989b
  3. #9b9898
  4. #9b9b98

Square

  1. #989b9b
  2. #9a989b
  3. #9b9898
  4. #9a9b98

Monochromatic

  1. #4c4e4e
  2. #727575
  3. #989b9b
  4. #bfc1c1
  5. #e6e6e6

Shades

#989b9b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #989b9b
  2. #898c8c
  3. #7a7c7c
  4. #6a6d6d
  5. #5b5d5d
  6. #4c4e4e
  7. #3d3e3e
  8. #2e2f2f
  9. #1e1f1f
  10. #0f1010
  11. #000000

Tints

#989b9b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #989b9b
  2. #a2a5a5
  3. #adafaf
  4. #b7b9b9
  5. #c1c3c3
  6. #cccdcd
  7. #d6d7d7
  8. #e0e1e1
  9. #eaebeb
  10. #f5f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#989b9b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #989b9b
  2. #969898
  3. #939696
  4. #919393
  5. #8e9090
  6. #8c8e8e
  7. #8a8b8b
  8. #878888
  9. #858585
  10. #828383
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #999b9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b9b9b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a9a9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #979b9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a9b9b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #999b9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #989b9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-989b9b {
  color: #989b9b;
}
Background
.bg-989b9b {
  background-color: #989b9b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-989b9b {
  border: 2px solid #989b9b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #989b9b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 155 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 1% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-989b9b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #989b9b, #989a9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-989b9b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 155 155 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.72 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.72 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.86 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.88 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.25 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.25 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.83 #676464 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#989b9b  rgb(152, 155, 155)  hsl(180, 1%, 60%)  Dark Gray
#9b9898  rgb(155, 152, 152)  hsl(0, 1%, 60%)  Dark Gray
#9b989b  rgb(155, 152, 155)  hsl(300, 1%, 60%)  Dark Gray
#9b9b98  rgb(155, 155, 152)  hsl(60, 1%, 60%)  Dark Gray