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#9D9DA3

#9d9da3 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9d9da3 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.57% red, 61.57% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.68% cyan, 3.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 3.16% saturation and 62.75% 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 7.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 4.8.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3393

Complementary

  1. #9d9da3
  2. #a3a39d

Split complementary

  1. #9d9da3
  2. #a3a09d
  3. #a0a39d

Analogous

  1. #9da0a3
  2. #9d9da3
  3. #a09da3

Triadic

  1. #9d9da3
  2. #a39d9d
  3. #9da39d

Tetradic

  1. #9d9da3
  2. #a39da3
  3. #a3a39d
  4. #9da39d

Square

  1. #9d9da3
  2. #a39da0
  3. #a3a39d
  4. #9da3a0

Monochromatic

  1. #515156
  2. #76767e
  3. #9d9da3
  4. #c4c4c8
  5. #ececed

Shades

#9d9da3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9d9da3
  2. #8d8d93
  3. #7e7e82
  4. #6e6e72
  5. #5e5e62
  6. #4f4f52
  7. #3f3f41
  8. #2f2f31
  9. #1f1f21
  10. #101010
  11. #000000

Tints

#9d9da3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9d9da3
  2. #a7a7ac
  3. #b1b1b5
  4. #bababf
  5. #c4c4c8
  6. #ceced1
  7. #d8d8da
  8. #e2e2e3
  9. #ebebed
  10. #f5f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9d9da3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9d9da3
  2. #9a9aa0
  3. #97979c
  4. #949499
  5. #919195
  6. #8f8f92
  7. #8c8c8e
  8. #89898b
  9. #868687
  10. #838384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d9da0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9c9ea3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9c9da3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c9e9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c9da3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c9da3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9c9ea1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9d9da3 {
  color: #9d9da3;
}
Background
.bg-9d9da3 {
  background-color: #9d9da3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9d9da3 {
  border: 2px solid #9d9da3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9d9da3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 157 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 3% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9d9da3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9d9da3, #a09da3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9d9da3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 157 163 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.80 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.80 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.22 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.96 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.54 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.78 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.30 #62625c Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#9d9da3  rgb(157, 157, 163)  hsl(240, 3%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a3a39d  rgb(163, 163, 157)  hsl(60, 3%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a39d9d  rgb(163, 157, 157)  hsl(0, 3%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#9da39d  rgb(157, 163, 157)  hsl(120, 3%, 63%)  Dark Gray