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#9E9EA7

#9e9ea7 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9e9ea7 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 61.96% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.39% cyan, 5.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 4.86% saturation and 63.73% 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 5.7.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3451

Complementary

  1. #9e9ea7
  2. #a7a79e

Split complementary

  1. #9e9ea7
  2. #a7a39e
  3. #a3a79e

Analogous

  1. #9ea3a7
  2. #9e9ea7
  3. #a39ea7

Triadic

  1. #9e9ea7
  2. #a79e9e
  3. #9ea79e

Tetradic

  1. #9e9ea7
  2. #a79ea7
  3. #a7a79e
  4. #9ea79e

Square

  1. #9e9ea7
  2. #a79ea3
  3. #a7a79e
  4. #9ea7a3

Monochromatic

  1. #52525a
  2. #767682
  3. #9e9ea7
  4. #c6c6cb
  5. #eeeef0

Shades

#9e9ea7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9e9ea7
  2. #8e8e96
  3. #7e7e86
  4. #6f6f75
  5. #5f5f64
  6. #4f4f54
  7. #3f3f43
  8. #2f2f32
  9. #202021
  10. #101011
  11. #000000

Tints

#9e9ea7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9e9ea7
  2. #a8a8b0
  3. #b1b1b9
  4. #bbbbc1
  5. #c5c5ca
  6. #cfcfd3
  7. #d8d8dc
  8. #e2e2e5
  9. #ececed
  10. #f5f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9e9ea7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9e9ea7
  2. #9b9ba3
  3. #98989f
  4. #95959b
  5. #929297
  6. #8f8f94
  7. #8c8c90
  8. #89898c
  9. #868688
  10. #838384
  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 #9e9ea2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9c9fa7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9c9ea7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c9fa1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d9fa7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d9ea7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d9fa3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9e9ea7 {
  color: #9e9ea7;
}
Background
.bg-9e9ea7 {
  background-color: #9e9ea7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9e9ea7 {
  border: 2px solid #9e9ea7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9e9ea7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 158 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 5% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9e9ea7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9e9ea7, #a39ea7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9e9ea7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 158 167 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.70 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.70 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.89 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.73 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.76 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.53 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.56 #616158 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#9e9ea7  rgb(158, 158, 167)  hsl(240, 5%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#a7a79e  rgb(167, 167, 158)  hsl(60, 5%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#a79e9e  rgb(167, 158, 158)  hsl(0, 5%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#9ea79e  rgb(158, 167, 158)  hsl(120, 5%, 64%)  Ash Gray