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#989F9F

#989f9f ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#989f9f 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, 62.35% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.65% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 3.52% saturation and 60.98% 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 7.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 4.94.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3397

Complementary

  1. #989f9f
  2. #9f9898

Split complementary

  1. #989f9f
  2. #9f989b
  3. #9f9b98

Analogous

  1. #989f9b
  2. #989f9f
  3. #989b9f

Triadic

  1. #989f9f
  2. #9f989f
  3. #9f9f98

Tetradic

  1. #989f9f
  2. #98989f
  3. #9f9898
  4. #9f9f98

Square

  1. #989f9f
  2. #9b989f
  3. #9f9898
  4. #9b9f98

Monochromatic

  1. #4c5252
  2. #717979
  3. #989f9f
  4. #c0c4c4
  5. #e7e9e9

Shades

#989f9f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #989f9f
  2. #898f8f
  3. #7a7f7f
  4. #6a6f6f
  5. #5b5f5f
  6. #4c5050
  7. #3d4040
  8. #2e3030
  9. #1e2020
  10. #0f1010
  11. #000000

Tints

#989f9f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #989f9f
  2. #a2a9a9
  3. #adb2b2
  4. #b7bcbc
  5. #c1c5c5
  6. #cccfcf
  7. #d6d9d9
  8. #e0e2e2
  9. #eaecec
  10. #f5f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#989f9f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #989f9f
  2. #969c9c
  3. #939999
  4. #919696
  5. #8e9393
  6. #8c9090
  7. #8a8c8c
  8. #878989
  9. #858686
  10. #828383
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b9e9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e9e9f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9c9d9f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #96a09f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c9f9f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b9e9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #979f9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-989f9f {
  color: #989f9f;
}
Background
.bg-989f9f {
  background-color: #989f9f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-989f9f {
  border: 2px solid #989f9f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #989f9f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 159 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 4% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-989f9f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #989f9f, #989b9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-989f9f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 159 159 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.94 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.94 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.32 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.87 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.34 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.70 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.70 #676060 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#989f9f  rgb(152, 159, 159)  hsl(180, 4%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#9f9898  rgb(159, 152, 152)  hsl(0, 4%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#9f989f  rgb(159, 152, 159)  hsl(300, 4%, 61%)  Rose Quartz
#9f9f98  rgb(159, 159, 152)  hsl(60, 4%, 61%)  Dark Gray