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#9D9FA5

#9d9fa5 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9d9fa5 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 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.85% cyan, 3.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 225°, 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 7.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 4.37.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3468

Complementary

  1. #9d9fa5
  2. #a5a39d

Split complementary

  1. #9d9fa5
  2. #a59f9d
  3. #a3a59d

Analogous

  1. #9da3a5
  2. #9d9fa5
  3. #9f9da5

Triadic

  1. #9d9fa5
  2. #a59d9f
  3. #9fa59d

Tetradic

  1. #9d9fa5
  2. #a39da5
  3. #a5a39d
  4. #9fa59d

Square

  1. #9d9fa5
  2. #a59da3
  3. #a5a39d
  4. #9da59f

Monochromatic

  1. #515358
  2. #767880
  3. #9d9fa5
  4. #c5c6ca
  5. #ededee

Shades

#9d9fa5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9d9fa5
  2. #8d8f95
  3. #7e7f84
  4. #6e6f74
  5. #5e5f63
  6. #4f5053
  7. #3f4042
  8. #2f3032
  9. #1f2021
  10. #101011
  11. #000000

Tints

#9d9fa5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9d9fa5
  2. #a7a9ae
  3. #b1b2b7
  4. #babcc0
  5. #c4c5c9
  6. #cecfd2
  7. #d8d9db
  8. #e2e2e4
  9. #ebeced
  10. #f5f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9d9fa5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9d9fa5
  2. #9a9ca1
  3. #97999e
  4. #94969a
  5. #919396
  6. #8f9093
  7. #8c8c8f
  8. #89898b
  9. #868687
  10. #838384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e9fa1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9d9fa5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d9fa5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ba0a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d9fa5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d9fa5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9ca0a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9d9fa5 {
  color: #9d9fa5;
}
Background
.bg-9d9fa5 {
  background-color: #9d9fa5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9d9fa5 {
  border: 2px solid #9d9fa5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9d9fa5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 159 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 4% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9d9fa5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9d9fa5, #9f9da5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9d9fa5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 159 165 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.37 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.37 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.10 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.20 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.80 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.12 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.65 #62605a Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#9d9fa5  rgb(157, 159, 165)  hsl(225, 4%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a5a39d  rgb(165, 163, 157)  hsl(45, 4%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a59d9f  rgb(165, 157, 159)  hsl(345, 4%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#9fa59d  rgb(159, 165, 157)  hsl(105, 4%, 63%)  Dark Gray