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#9D9999

#9d9999 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9d9999 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, 60% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.55% magenta, 2.55% yellow and 38.43% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 2% saturation and 60.78% 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 7.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.07.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3225

Complementary

  1. #9d9999
  2. #999d9d

Split complementary

  1. #9d9999
  2. #999d9b
  3. #999b9d

Analogous

  1. #9d999b
  2. #9d9999
  3. #9d9b99

Triadic

  1. #9d9999
  2. #999d99
  3. #99999d

Tetradic

  1. #9d9999
  2. #9d9d99
  3. #999d9d
  4. #99999d

Square

  1. #9d9999
  2. #9b9d99
  3. #999d9d
  4. #9b999d

Monochromatic

  1. #504d4d
  2. #777272
  3. #9d9999
  4. #c2c0c0
  5. #e8e7e7

Shades

#9d9999 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9d9999
  2. #8d8a8a
  3. #7e7a7a
  4. #6e6b6b
  5. #5e5c5c
  6. #4f4d4d
  7. #3f3d3d
  8. #2f2e2e
  9. #1f1f1f
  10. #100f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#9d9999 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9d9999
  2. #a7a3a3
  3. #b1adad
  4. #bab8b8
  5. #c4c2c2
  6. #cecccc
  7. #d8d6d6
  8. #e2e0e0
  9. #ebebeb
  10. #f5f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9d9999 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9d9999
  2. #9a9797
  3. #979494
  4. #949292
  5. #918f8f
  6. #8f8d8d
  7. #8c8a8a
  8. #898888
  9. #868585
  10. #838383
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b9a9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a9999 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a9a99 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e9999 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b9999 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b9a99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e9999 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9d9999 {
  color: #9d9999;
}
Background
.bg-9d9999 {
  background-color: #9d9999;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9d9999 {
  border: 2px solid #9d9999;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9d9999;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 153 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 2% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9d9999 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9d9999, #9d9b99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9d9999 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 153 153 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.07 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.07 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.03 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.00 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.20 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.20 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.29 #626666 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#9d9999  rgb(157, 153, 153)  hsl(0, 2%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#999d9d  rgb(153, 157, 157)  hsl(180, 2%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#999d99  rgb(153, 157, 153)  hsl(120, 2%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#99999d  rgb(153, 153, 157)  hsl(240, 2%, 61%)  Dark Gray