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#9F9792

#9f9792 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9f9792 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 59.22% green and 57.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.03% magenta, 8.18% yellow and 37.65% black. Its hue angle is 23.08°, with 6.34% saturation and 59.8% 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 7.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 6.64.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3158

Complementary

  1. #9f9792
  2. #929a9f

Split complementary

  1. #9f9792
  2. #929f9d
  3. #92939f

Analogous

  1. #9f9293
  2. #9f9792
  3. #9f9d92

Triadic

  1. #9f9792
  2. #929f97
  3. #97929f

Tetradic

  1. #9f9792
  2. #9a9f92
  3. #929a9f
  4. #97929f

Square

  1. #9f9792
  2. #939f92
  3. #929a9f
  4. #9d929f

Monochromatic

  1. #514b47
  2. #79716b
  3. #9f9792
  4. #c3bebb
  5. #e7e5e3

Shades

#9f9792 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9f9792
  2. #8f8883
  3. #7f7975
  4. #6f6a66
  5. #5f5b58
  6. #504c49
  7. #403c3a
  8. #302d2c
  9. #201e1d
  10. #100f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#9f9792 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9f9792
  2. #a9a19d
  3. #b2aca8
  4. #bcb6b3
  5. #c5c1be
  6. #cfcbc9
  7. #d9d5d3
  8. #e2e0de
  9. #eceae9
  10. #f5f5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9f9792 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9f9792
  2. #9c9590
  3. #99928e
  4. #96908d
  5. #938e8b
  6. #908c89
  7. #8c8987
  8. #898785
  9. #868584
  10. #838282
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b9896 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #999792 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b9992 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a29696 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c9792 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d9892 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a19694 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9f9792 {
  color: #9f9792;
}
Background
.bg-9f9792 {
  background-color: #9f9792;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9f9792 {
  border: 2px solid #9f9792;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9f9792;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 151 146;
  --color-primary-hsl: 23 6% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9f9792 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9f9792, #9f9d92);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9f9792 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 151 146 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.64 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.64 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.78 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.14 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.51 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.51 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.32 #60686d Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#9f9792  rgb(159, 151, 146)  hsl(23, 6%, 60%)  Dark Gray
#929a9f  rgb(146, 154, 159)  hsl(203, 6%, 60%)  Dark Gray
#929f97  rgb(146, 159, 151)  hsl(143, 6%, 60%)  Dark Gray
#97929f  rgb(151, 146, 159)  hsl(263, 6%, 60%)  Rose Quartz