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#9EA3A3

#9ea3a3 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9ea3a3 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, 63.92% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 180°, 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 8.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 3.32.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3611

Complementary

  1. #9ea3a3
  2. #a39e9e

Split complementary

  1. #9ea3a3
  2. #a39ea0
  3. #a3a09e

Analogous

  1. #9ea3a0
  2. #9ea3a3
  3. #9ea0a3

Triadic

  1. #9ea3a3
  2. #a39ea3
  3. #a3a39e

Tetradic

  1. #9ea3a3
  2. #9e9ea3
  3. #a39e9e
  4. #a3a39e

Square

  1. #9ea3a3
  2. #a09ea3
  3. #a39e9e
  4. #a0a39e

Monochromatic

  1. #525656
  2. #777d7d
  3. #9ea3a3
  4. #c5c8c8
  5. #ededed

Shades

#9ea3a3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ea3a3
  2. #8e9393
  3. #7e8282
  4. #6f7272
  5. #5f6262
  6. #4f5252
  7. #3f4141
  8. #2f3131
  9. #202121
  10. #101010
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ea3a3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ea3a3
  2. #a8acac
  3. #b1b5b5
  4. #bbbfbf
  5. #c5c8c8
  6. #cfd1d1
  7. #d8dada
  8. #e2e3e3
  9. #eceded
  10. #f5f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ea3a3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ea3a3
  2. #9ba0a0
  3. #989c9c
  4. #959999
  5. #929595
  6. #8f9292
  7. #8c8e8e
  8. #898b8b
  9. #868787
  10. #838484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0a2a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2a2a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1a2a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9da3a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1a3a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0a2a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9da3a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ea3a3 {
  color: #9ea3a3;
}
Background
.bg-9ea3a3 {
  background-color: #9ea3a3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ea3a3 {
  border: 2px solid #9ea3a3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ea3a3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 163 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 3% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ea3a3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ea3a3, #9ea0a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ea3a3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 163 163 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.32 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.32 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.76 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.11 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.32 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 11.33 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 11.39 #615c5c Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#9ea3a3  rgb(158, 163, 163)  hsl(180, 3%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a39e9e  rgb(163, 158, 158)  hsl(0, 3%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a39ea3  rgb(163, 158, 163)  hsl(300, 3%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a3a39e  rgb(163, 163, 158)  hsl(60, 3%, 63%)  Dark Gray