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#9E9999

#9e9999 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9e9999 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 60% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.16% magenta, 3.16% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 2.51% saturation and 60.98% 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 7.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.24.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3235

Complementary

  1. #9e9999
  2. #999e9e

Split complementary

  1. #9e9999
  2. #999e9b
  3. #999b9e

Analogous

  1. #9e999b
  2. #9e9999
  3. #9e9b99

Triadic

  1. #9e9999
  2. #999e99
  3. #99999e

Tetradic

  1. #9e9999
  2. #9e9e99
  3. #999e9e
  4. #99999e

Square

  1. #9e9999
  2. #9b9e99
  3. #999e9e
  4. #9b999e

Monochromatic

  1. #514d4d
  2. #787272
  3. #9e9999
  4. #c3c0c0
  5. #e9e7e7

Shades

#9e9999 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9e9999
  2. #8e8a8a
  3. #7e7a7a
  4. #6f6b6b
  5. #5f5c5c
  6. #4f4d4d
  7. #3f3d3d
  8. #2f2e2e
  9. #201f1f
  10. #100f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#9e9999 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9e9999
  2. #a8a3a3
  3. #b1adad
  4. #bbb8b8
  5. #c5c2c2
  6. #cfcccc
  7. #d8d6d6
  8. #e2e0e0
  9. #ecebeb
  10. #f5f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9e9999 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9e9999
  2. #9b9797
  3. #989494
  4. #959292
  5. #928f8f
  6. #8f8d8d
  7. #8c8a8a
  8. #898888
  9. #868585
  10. #838383
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c9a9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a9a99 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b9a99 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f9999 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b9999 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c9a99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f9999 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9e9999 {
  color: #9e9999;
}
Background
.bg-9e9999 {
  background-color: #9e9999;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9e9999 {
  border: 2px solid #9e9999;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9e9999;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 153 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 3% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9e9999 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9e9999, #9e9b99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9e9999 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 153 153 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.24 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.24 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.00 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.24 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.39 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.39 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.95 #616666 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#9e9999  rgb(158, 153, 153)  hsl(0, 3%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#999e9e  rgb(153, 158, 158)  hsl(180, 3%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#999e99  rgb(153, 158, 153)  hsl(120, 3%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#99999e  rgb(153, 153, 158)  hsl(240, 3%, 61%)  Dark Gray