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#9D9DA5

#9d9da5 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9d9da5 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 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.85% cyan, 4.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 4.26% saturation and 63.14% 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 7.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.51.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.34

Complementary

  1. #9d9da5
  2. #a5a59d

Split complementary

  1. #9d9da5
  2. #a5a19d
  3. #a1a59d

Analogous

  1. #9da1a5
  2. #9d9da5
  3. #a19da5

Triadic

  1. #9d9da5
  2. #a59d9d
  3. #9da59d

Tetradic

  1. #9d9da5
  2. #a59da5
  3. #a5a59d
  4. #9da59d

Square

  1. #9d9da5
  2. #a59da1
  3. #a5a59d
  4. #9da5a1

Monochromatic

  1. #515158
  2. #767680
  3. #9d9da5
  4. #c5c5ca
  5. #ededee

Shades

#9d9da5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9d9da5
  2. #8d8d95
  3. #7e7e84
  4. #6e6e74
  5. #5e5e63
  6. #4f4f53
  7. #3f3f42
  8. #2f2f32
  9. #1f1f21
  10. #101011
  11. #000000

Tints

#9d9da5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9d9da5
  2. #a7a7ae
  3. #b1b1b7
  4. #babac0
  5. #c4c4c9
  6. #ceced2
  7. #d8d8db
  8. #e2e2e4
  9. #ebebed
  10. #f5f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9d9da5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9d9da5
  2. #9a9aa1
  3. #97979e
  4. #94949a
  5. #919196
  6. #8f8f93
  7. #8c8c8f
  8. #89898b
  9. #868687
  10. #838384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d9da1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b9ea5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b9da5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c9e9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c9da5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c9da5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9c9ea2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9d9da5 {
  color: #9d9da5;
}
Background
.bg-9d9da5 {
  background-color: #9d9da5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9d9da5 {
  border: 2px solid #9d9da5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9d9da5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 157 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 4% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9d9da5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9d9da5, #a19da5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9d9da5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 157 165 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.51 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.51 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.13 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.36 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.97 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.34 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.62 #62625a Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#9d9da5  rgb(157, 157, 165)  hsl(240, 4%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a5a59d  rgb(165, 165, 157)  hsl(60, 4%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a59d9d  rgb(165, 157, 157)  hsl(0, 4%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#9da59d  rgb(157, 165, 157)  hsl(120, 4%, 63%)  Dark Gray