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#999794

#999794 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#999794 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 59.22% green and 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.31% magenta, 3.27% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 36°, with 2.39% saturation and 59.02% 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 7.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.73.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3104

Complementary

  1. #999794
  2. #949699

Split complementary

  1. #999794
  2. #949899
  3. #959499

Analogous

  1. #999594
  2. #999794
  3. #989994

Triadic

  1. #999794
  2. #949997
  3. #979499

Tetradic

  1. #999794
  2. #969994
  3. #949699
  4. #979499

Square

  1. #999794
  2. #949995
  3. #949699
  4. #999498

Monochromatic

  1. #4c4a48
  2. #73716e
  3. #999794
  4. #bebdbb
  5. #e4e3e2

Shades

#999794 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #999794
  2. #8a8885
  3. #7a7976
  4. #6b6a68
  5. #5c5b59
  6. #4d4c4a
  7. #3d3c3b
  8. #2e2d2c
  9. #1f1e1e
  10. #0f0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#999794 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #999794
  2. #a3a19f
  3. #adaca9
  4. #b8b6b4
  5. #c2c1bf
  6. #cccbca
  7. #d6d5d4
  8. #e0e0df
  9. #ebeaea
  10. #f5f5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#999794 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #999794
  2. #979592
  3. #949290
  4. #92908e
  5. #8f8e8c
  6. #8d8c8a
  7. #8a8988
  8. #888786
  9. #858584
  10. #838282
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #989796 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #989794 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #989794 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a9696 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #989794 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #999794 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a9795 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-999794 {
  color: #999794;
}
Background
.bg-999794 {
  background-color: #999794;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-999794 {
  border: 2px solid #999794;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #999794;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 151 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 36 2% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-999794 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #999794, #989994);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-999794 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 151 148 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.73 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.73 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.75 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.56 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.29 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.29 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 11.84 #66686b Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#999794  rgb(153, 151, 148)  hsl(36, 2%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#949699  rgb(148, 150, 153)  hsl(216, 2%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#949997  rgb(148, 153, 151)  hsl(156, 2%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#979499  rgb(151, 148, 153)  hsl(276, 2%, 59%)  Taupe Gray