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#999CA0

#999ca0 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#999ca0 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 61.18% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.38% cyan, 2.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 214.29°, with 3.55% saturation and 61.37% 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 7.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 4.67.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3309

Complementary

  1. #999ca0
  2. #a09d99

Split complementary

  1. #999ca0
  2. #a09999
  3. #9fa099

Analogous

  1. #999fa0
  2. #999ca0
  3. #9999a0

Triadic

  1. #999ca0
  2. #a0999c
  3. #9ca099

Tetradic

  1. #999ca0
  2. #9d99a0
  3. #a09d99
  4. #9ca099

Square

  1. #999ca0
  2. #a0999f
  3. #a09d99
  4. #99a099

Monochromatic

  1. #4d5053
  2. #72767a
  3. #999ca0
  4. #c1c2c5
  5. #e8e9ea

Shades

#999ca0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #999ca0
  2. #8a8c90
  3. #7a7d80
  4. #6b6d70
  5. #5c5e60
  6. #4d4e50
  7. #3d3e40
  8. #2e2f30
  9. #1f1f20
  10. #0f1010
  11. #000000

Tints

#999ca0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #999ca0
  2. #a3a6aa
  3. #adb0b3
  4. #b8babd
  5. #c2c4c6
  6. #ccced0
  7. #d6d7d9
  8. #e0e1e3
  9. #ebebec
  10. #f5f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#999ca0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #999ca0
  2. #97999d
  3. #94969a
  4. #929496
  5. #8f9193
  6. #8d8e90
  7. #8a8b8d
  8. #88888a
  9. #858686
  10. #838383
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b9c9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b9ca0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a9ba0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #979d9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a9ca0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a9ca0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #989c9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-999ca0 {
  color: #999ca0;
}
Background
.bg-999ca0 {
  background-color: #999ca0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-999ca0 {
  border: 2px solid #999ca0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #999ca0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 156 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 4% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-999ca0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #999ca0, #9999a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-999ca0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 156 160 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.67 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.67 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.58 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.77 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.80 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.80 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.91 #66635f Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#999ca0  rgb(153, 156, 160)  hsl(214, 4%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#a09d99  rgb(160, 157, 153)  hsl(34, 4%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#a0999c  rgb(160, 153, 156)  hsl(334, 4%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#9ca099  rgb(156, 160, 153)  hsl(94, 4%, 61%)  Dark Gray