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#999988

#999988 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#999988 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 60% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.11% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 7.69% saturation and 56.67% 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 7.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 9.75.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3133

Complementary

  1. #999988
  2. #888899

Split complementary

  1. #999988
  2. #889199
  3. #918899

Analogous

  1. #999188
  2. #999988
  3. #919988

Triadic

  1. #999988
  2. #889999
  3. #998899

Tetradic

  1. #999988
  2. #889988
  3. #888899
  4. #998899

Square

  1. #999988
  2. #889991
  3. #888899
  4. #998891

Monochromatic

  1. #49493f
  2. #727262
  3. #999988
  4. #bcbcb1
  5. #e0e0da

Shades

#999988 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #999988
  2. #8a8a7a
  3. #7a7a6d
  4. #6b6b5f
  5. #5c5c52
  6. #4d4d44
  7. #3d3d36
  8. #2e2e29
  9. #1f1f1b
  10. #0f0f0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#999988 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #999988
  2. #a3a394
  3. #adada0
  4. #b8b8ac
  5. #c2c2b8
  6. #ccccc4
  7. #d6d6cf
  8. #e0e0db
  9. #ebebe7
  10. #f5f5f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#999988 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #999988
  2. #979787
  3. #949486
  4. #929286
  5. #8f8f85
  6. #8d8d84
  7. #8a8a83
  8. #888882
  9. #858582
  10. #838381
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #989892 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9c9787 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d9889 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c9794 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b9887 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b9988 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b988f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-999988 {
  color: #999988;
}
Background
.bg-999988 {
  background-color: #999988;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-999988 {
  border: 2px solid #999988;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #999988;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 153 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 8% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-999988 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #999988, #919988);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-999988 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 153 136 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.75 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.75 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.85 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 11.18 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.69 #808080 Grey ΔE 11.69 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 11.78 #666677 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#999988  rgb(153, 153, 136)  hsl(60, 8%, 57%)  Dark Gray
#888899  rgb(136, 136, 153)  hsl(240, 8%, 57%)  Cool Gray
#889999  rgb(136, 153, 153)  hsl(180, 8%, 57%)  Battleship Gray
#998899  rgb(153, 136, 153)  hsl(300, 8%, 57%)  Rose Quartz