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#9E9FA3

#9e9fa3 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9e9fa3 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, 62.35% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.07% cyan, 2.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 228°, with 2.65% saturation and 62.94% 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 3.68.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3471

Complementary

  1. #9e9fa3
  2. #a3a29e

Split complementary

  1. #9e9fa3
  2. #a39f9e
  3. #a1a39e

Analogous

  1. #9ea1a3
  2. #9e9fa3
  3. #9f9ea3

Triadic

  1. #9e9fa3
  2. #a39e9f
  3. #9fa39e

Tetradic

  1. #9e9fa3
  2. #a29ea3
  3. #a3a29e
  4. #9fa39e

Square

  1. #9e9fa3
  2. #a39ea1
  3. #a3a29e
  4. #9ea39f

Monochromatic

  1. #525356
  2. #77787d
  3. #9e9fa3
  4. #c5c6c8
  5. #ededed

Shades

#9e9fa3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9e9fa3
  2. #8e8f93
  3. #7e7f82
  4. #6f6f72
  5. #5f5f62
  6. #4f5052
  7. #3f4041
  8. #2f3031
  9. #202021
  10. #101010
  11. #000000

Tints

#9e9fa3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9e9fa3
  2. #a8a9ac
  3. #b1b2b5
  4. #bbbcbf
  5. #c5c5c8
  6. #cfcfd1
  7. #d8d9da
  8. #e2e2e3
  9. #ececed
  10. #f5f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9e9fa3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9e9fa3
  2. #9b9ca0
  3. #98999c
  4. #959699
  5. #929395
  6. #8f9092
  7. #8c8c8e
  8. #89898b
  9. #868687
  10. #838384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f9fa1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e9fa3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e9fa3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9da0a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e9fa3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e9fa3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d9fa1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9e9fa3 {
  color: #9e9fa3;
}
Background
.bg-9e9fa3 {
  background-color: #9e9fa3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9e9fa3 {
  border: 2px solid #9e9fa3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9e9fa3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 159 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 3% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9e9fa3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9e9fa3, #9f9ea3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9e9fa3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 159 163 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.68 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.68 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.94 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.50 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.74 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.07 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.74 #61605c Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#9e9fa3  rgb(158, 159, 163)  hsl(228, 3%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a3a29e  rgb(163, 162, 158)  hsl(48, 3%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a39e9f  rgb(163, 158, 159)  hsl(348, 3%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#9fa39e  rgb(159, 163, 158)  hsl(108, 3%, 63%)  Dark Gray