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#9D9FA0

#9d9fa0 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9d9fa0 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, 62.35% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.87% cyan, 0.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 200°, with 1.55% saturation and 62.16% 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 7.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 3.28.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.345

Complementary

  1. #9d9fa0
  2. #a09e9d

Split complementary

  1. #9d9fa0
  2. #a09d9e
  3. #a0a09d

Analogous

  1. #9da0a0
  2. #9d9fa0
  3. #9d9ea0

Triadic

  1. #9d9fa0
  2. #a09d9f
  3. #9fa09d

Tetradic

  1. #9d9fa0
  2. #9e9da0
  3. #a09e9d
  4. #9fa09d

Square

  1. #9d9fa0
  2. #a09da0
  3. #a09e9d
  4. #9ea09d

Monochromatic

  1. #515253
  2. #76797a
  3. #9d9fa0
  4. #c4c5c6
  5. #ebebeb

Shades

#9d9fa0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9d9fa0
  2. #8d8f90
  3. #7e7f80
  4. #6e6f70
  5. #5e5f60
  6. #4f5050
  7. #3f4040
  8. #2f3030
  9. #1f2020
  10. #101010
  11. #000000

Tints

#9d9fa0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9d9fa0
  2. #a7a9aa
  3. #b1b2b3
  4. #babcbd
  5. #c4c5c6
  6. #cecfd0
  7. #d8d9d9
  8. #e2e2e3
  9. #ebecec
  10. #f5f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9d9fa0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9d9fa0
  2. #9a9c9d
  3. #97999a
  4. #949696
  5. #919393
  6. #8f9090
  7. #8c8c8d
  8. #89898a
  9. #868686
  10. #838383
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e9f9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e9fa0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e9ea0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c9f9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e9fa0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e9fa0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d9fa0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9d9fa0 {
  color: #9d9fa0;
}
Background
.bg-9d9fa0 {
  background-color: #9d9fa0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9d9fa0 {
  border: 2px solid #9d9fa0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9d9fa0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 159 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 2% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9d9fa0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9d9fa0, #9d9ea0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9d9fa0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 159 160 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.28 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.28 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.18 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.44 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.45 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.49 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.49 #62605f Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#9d9fa0  rgb(157, 159, 160)  hsl(200, 2%, 62%)  Dark Gray
#a09e9d  rgb(160, 158, 157)  hsl(20, 2%, 62%)  Dark Gray
#a09d9f  rgb(160, 157, 159)  hsl(320, 2%, 62%)  Dark Gray
#9fa09d  rgb(159, 160, 157)  hsl(80, 2%, 62%)  Dark Gray