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#9DA59E

#9da59e ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9da59e 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, 64.71% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.85% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.24% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 127.5°, 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 8.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 6.18.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3655

Complementary

  1. #9da59e
  2. #a59da4

Split complementary

  1. #9da59e
  2. #a29da5
  3. #a59da0

Analogous

  1. #a0a59d
  2. #9da59e
  3. #9da5a2

Triadic

  1. #9da59e
  2. #9e9da5
  3. #a59e9d

Tetradic

  1. #9da59e
  2. #9da4a5
  3. #a59da4
  4. #a59e9d

Square

  1. #9da59e
  2. #9da0a5
  3. #a59da4
  4. #a5a29d

Monochromatic

  1. #515852
  2. #768077
  3. #9da59e
  4. #c5cac5
  5. #edeeed

Shades

#9da59e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9da59e
  2. #8d958e
  3. #7e847e
  4. #6e746f
  5. #5e635f
  6. #4f534f
  7. #3f423f
  8. #2f322f
  9. #1f2120
  10. #101110
  11. #000000

Tints

#9da59e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9da59e
  2. #a7aea8
  3. #b1b7b1
  4. #bac0bb
  5. #c4c9c5
  6. #ced2cf
  7. #d8dbd8
  8. #e2e4e2
  9. #ebedec
  10. #f5f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9da59e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9da59e
  2. #9aa19b
  3. #979e98
  4. #949a95
  5. #919692
  6. #8f938f
  7. #8c8f8c
  8. #898b89
  9. #868786
  10. #838483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1a4a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5a39e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4a29e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ca5a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2a49e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1a39e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9da5a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9da59e {
  color: #9da59e;
}
Background
.bg-9da59e {
  background-color: #9da59e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9da59e {
  border: 2px solid #9da59e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9da59e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 165 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 128 4% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9da59e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9da59e, #9da5a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9da59e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 165 158 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.18 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.18 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.03 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.97 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.03 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 11.44 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 12.25 #625a61 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#9da59e  rgb(157, 165, 158)  hsl(128, 4%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a59da4  rgb(165, 157, 164)  hsl(308, 4%, 63%)  Rose Quartz
#9e9da5  rgb(158, 157, 165)  hsl(248, 4%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a59e9d  rgb(165, 158, 157)  hsl(8, 4%, 63%)  Dark Gray