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#9D989B

#9d989b ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9d989b is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.57% red, 59.61% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.18% magenta, 1.27% yellow and 38.43% black. Its hue angle is 324°, 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 7.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.87.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3199

Complementary

  1. #9d989b
  2. #989d9a

Split complementary

  1. #9d989b
  2. #999d98
  3. #989d9d

Analogous

  1. #9d989d
  2. #9d989b
  3. #9d9899

Triadic

  1. #9d989b
  2. #9b9d98
  3. #989b9d

Tetradic

  1. #9d989b
  2. #9d9a98
  3. #989d9a
  4. #989b9d

Square

  1. #9d989b
  2. #9d9d98
  3. #989d9a
  4. #98999d

Monochromatic

  1. #504c4e
  2. #777175
  3. #9d989b
  4. #c2bfc1
  5. #e8e6e7

Shades

#9d989b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9d989b
  2. #8d898c
  3. #7e7a7c
  4. #6e6a6d
  5. #5e5b5d
  6. #4f4c4e
  7. #3f3d3e
  8. #2f2e2f
  9. #1f1e1f
  10. #100f10
  11. #000000

Tints

#9d989b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9d989b
  2. #a7a2a5
  3. #b1adaf
  4. #bab7b9
  5. #c4c1c3
  6. #cecccd
  7. #d8d6d7
  8. #e2e0e1
  9. #ebeaeb
  10. #f5f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9d989b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9d989b
  2. #9a9698
  3. #979396
  4. #949193
  5. #918e90
  6. #8f8c8e
  7. #8c8a8b
  8. #898788
  9. #868585
  10. #838283
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b999a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98999b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #999a9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e9899 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a999b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b999b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d989a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9d989b {
  color: #9d989b;
}
Background
.bg-9d989b {
  background-color: #9d989b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9d989b {
  border: 2px solid #9d989b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9d989b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 152 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 324 2% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9d989b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9d989b, #9d9899);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9d989b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 152 155 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.87 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.87 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.39 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.56 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.64 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.41 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.41 #626764 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#9d989b  rgb(157, 152, 155)  hsl(324, 2%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#989d9a  rgb(152, 157, 154)  hsl(144, 2%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#9b9d98  rgb(155, 157, 152)  hsl(84, 2%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#989b9d  rgb(152, 155, 157)  hsl(204, 2%, 61%)  Dark Gray