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#9DA399

#9da399 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9da399 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, 63.92% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.13% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 96°, with 5.15% saturation and 61.96% 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 8.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 6.85.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3566

Complementary

  1. #9da399
  2. #9f99a3

Split complementary

  1. #9da399
  2. #9a99a3
  3. #a399a2

Analogous

  1. #a2a399
  2. #9da399
  3. #99a39a

Triadic

  1. #9da399
  2. #999da3
  3. #a3999d

Tetradic

  1. #9da399
  2. #99a39f
  3. #9f99a3
  4. #a3999d

Square

  1. #9da399
  2. #99a2a3
  3. #9f99a3
  4. #a39a99

Monochromatic

  1. #51564d
  2. #777e72
  3. #9da399
  4. #c4c7c1
  5. #eaece9

Shades

#9da399 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9da399
  2. #8d938a
  3. #7e827a
  4. #6e726b
  5. #5e625c
  6. #4f524d
  7. #3f413d
  8. #2f312e
  9. #1f211f
  10. #10100f
  11. #000000

Tints

#9da399 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9da399
  2. #a7aca3
  3. #b1b5ad
  4. #babfb8
  5. #c4c8c2
  6. #ced1cc
  7. #d8dad6
  8. #e2e3e0
  9. #ebedeb
  10. #f5f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9da399 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9da399
  2. #9aa097
  3. #979c94
  4. #949992
  5. #91958f
  6. #8f928d
  7. #8c8e8a
  8. #898b88
  9. #868785
  10. #838483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fa29e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4a198 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3a199 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9da2a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1a299 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1a299 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9da29d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9da399 {
  color: #9da399;
}
Background
.bg-9da399 {
  background-color: #9da399;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9da399 {
  border: 2px solid #9da399;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9da399;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 163 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 96 5% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9da399 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9da399, #99a39a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9da399 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 163 153 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.85 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.85 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.72 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.78 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.95 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 11.13 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 12.19 #625c66 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#9da399  rgb(157, 163, 153)  hsl(96, 5%, 62%)  Dark Gray
#9f99a3  rgb(159, 153, 163)  hsl(276, 5%, 62%)  Rose Quartz
#999da3  rgb(153, 157, 163)  hsl(216, 5%, 62%)  Dark Gray
#a3999d  rgb(163, 153, 157)  hsl(336, 5%, 62%)  Rose Quartz