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#999D97

#999d97 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#999d97 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 61.57% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.82% yellow and 38.43% black. Its hue angle is 100°, with 2.97% saturation and 60.39% 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 5.84.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3312

Complementary

  1. #999d97
  2. #9b979d

Split complementary

  1. #999d97
  2. #98979d
  3. #9d979c

Analogous

  1. #9c9d97
  2. #999d97
  3. #979d98

Triadic

  1. #999d97
  2. #97999d
  3. #9d9799

Tetradic

  1. #999d97
  2. #979d9b
  3. #9b979d
  4. #9d9799

Square

  1. #999d97
  2. #979c9d
  3. #9b979d
  4. #9d9897

Monochromatic

  1. #4d504b
  2. #737770
  3. #999d97
  4. #c0c2be
  5. #e6e7e6

Shades

#999d97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #999d97
  2. #8a8d88
  3. #7a7e79
  4. #6b6e6a
  5. #5c5e5b
  6. #4d4f4c
  7. #3d3f3c
  8. #2e2f2d
  9. #1f1f1e
  10. #0f100f
  11. #000000

Tints

#999d97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #999d97
  2. #a3a7a1
  3. #adb1ac
  4. #b8bab6
  5. #c2c4c1
  6. #cccecb
  7. #d6d8d5
  8. #e0e2e0
  9. #ebebea
  10. #f5f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#999d97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #999d97
  2. #979a95
  3. #949792
  4. #929490
  5. #8f918e
  6. #8d8f8c
  7. #8a8c89
  8. #888987
  9. #858685
  10. #838382
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b9c9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e9c97 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d9c97 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #999c9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c9c97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b9c97 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #999d9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-999d97 {
  color: #999d97;
}
Background
.bg-999d97 {
  background-color: #999d97;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-999d97 {
  border: 2px solid #999d97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #999d97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 157 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 100 3% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-999d97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #999d97, #979d98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-999d97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 157 151 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.84 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.84 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.72 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.72 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.43 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.43 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 11.12 #666268 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#999d97  rgb(153, 157, 151)  hsl(100, 3%, 60%)  Dark Gray
#9b979d  rgb(155, 151, 157)  hsl(280, 3%, 60%)  Taupe Gray
#97999d  rgb(151, 153, 157)  hsl(220, 3%, 60%)  Dark Gray
#9d9799  rgb(157, 151, 153)  hsl(340, 3%, 60%)  Taupe Gray