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#9BA2AA

#9ba2aa ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9ba2aa is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 63.53% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.82% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 212°, with 8.11% saturation and 63.73% 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 8.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.19.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3571

Complementary

  1. #9ba2aa
  2. #aaa39b

Split complementary

  1. #9ba2aa
  2. #aa9c9b
  3. #aaaa9b

Analogous

  1. #9baaaa
  2. #9ba2aa
  3. #9c9baa

Triadic

  1. #9ba2aa
  2. #aa9ba2
  3. #a2aa9b

Tetradic

  1. #9ba2aa
  2. #a39baa
  3. #aaa39b
  4. #a2aa9b

Square

  1. #9ba2aa
  2. #aa9baa
  3. #aaa39b
  4. #9baa9c

Monochromatic

  1. #4f565d
  2. #727c86
  3. #9ba2aa
  4. #c4c8cd
  5. #eeeff0

Shades

#9ba2aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ba2aa
  2. #8c9299
  3. #7c8288
  4. #6d7177
  5. #5d6166
  6. #4e5155
  7. #3e4144
  8. #2f3133
  9. #1f2022
  10. #101011
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ba2aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ba2aa
  2. #a5abb3
  3. #afb5bb
  4. #b9bec4
  5. #c3c7cc
  6. #cdd1d5
  7. #d7dadd
  8. #e1e3e6
  9. #ebecee
  10. #f5f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ba2aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ba2aa
  2. #989fa6
  3. #969ba2
  4. #93989d
  5. #909499
  6. #8e9195
  7. #8b8e91
  8. #888a8d
  9. #858788
  10. #838384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fa1a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fa2aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ea0aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #98a4a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ea2aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9da1aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #99a3a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ba2aa {
  color: #9ba2aa;
}
Background
.bg-9ba2aa {
  background-color: #9ba2aa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ba2aa {
  border: 2px solid #9ba2aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ba2aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 162 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 8% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ba2aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ba2aa, #9c9baa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ba2aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 162 170 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.19 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.19 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.38 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.78 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.14 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.14 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.77 #645d55 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#9ba2aa  rgb(155, 162, 170)  hsl(212, 8%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#aaa39b  rgb(170, 163, 155)  hsl(32, 8%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#aa9ba2  rgb(170, 155, 162)  hsl(332, 8%, 64%)  Rose Quartz
#a2aa9b  rgb(162, 170, 155)  hsl(92, 8%, 64%)  Ash Gray