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#9C989D

#9c989d ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9c989d is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 59.61% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.64% cyan, 3.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black. Its hue angle is 288°, with 2.49% saturation and 60.59% 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 7.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 6.14.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3196

Complementary

  1. #9c989d
  2. #999d98

Split complementary

  1. #9c989d
  2. #9c9d98
  3. #989d9a

Analogous

  1. #9a989d
  2. #9c989d
  3. #9d989c

Triadic

  1. #9c989d
  2. #9d9c98
  3. #989d9c

Tetradic

  1. #9c989d
  2. #9d9899
  3. #999d98
  4. #989d9c

Square

  1. #9c989d
  2. #9d9a98
  3. #999d98
  4. #989c9d

Monochromatic

  1. #4f4c50
  2. #767177
  3. #9c989d
  4. #c2bfc2
  5. #e7e6e8

Shades

#9c989d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9c989d
  2. #8c898d
  3. #7d7a7e
  4. #6d6a6e
  5. #5e5b5e
  6. #4e4c4f
  7. #3e3d3f
  8. #2f2e2f
  9. #1f1e1f
  10. #100f10
  11. #000000

Tints

#9c989d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9c989d
  2. #a6a2a7
  3. #b0adb1
  4. #bab7ba
  5. #c4c1c4
  6. #ceccce
  7. #d7d6d8
  8. #e1e0e2
  9. #ebeaeb
  10. #f5f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9c989d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9c989d
  2. #99969a
  3. #969397
  4. #949194
  5. #918e91
  6. #8e8c8f
  7. #8b8a8c
  8. #888789
  9. #868586
  10. #838283
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a999b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98999d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98999d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c989a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99999d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a999d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9c989b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9c989d {
  color: #9c989d;
}
Background
.bg-9c989d {
  background-color: #9c989d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9c989d {
  border: 2px solid #9c989d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9c989d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 152 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 2% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9c989d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9c989d, #9d989c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9c989d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 152 157 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.14 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.14 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.40 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.22 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.85 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.42 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.54 #636762 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#9c989d  rgb(156, 152, 157)  hsl(288, 2%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#999d98  rgb(153, 157, 152)  hsl(108, 2%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#9d9c98  rgb(157, 156, 152)  hsl(48, 2%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#989d9c  rgb(152, 157, 156)  hsl(168, 2%, 61%)  Dark Gray