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#9F9999

#9f9999 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9f9999 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, 60% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.77% magenta, 3.77% yellow and 37.65% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 3.03% saturation and 61.18% 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 7.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.45.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3245

Complementary

  1. #9f9999
  2. #999f9f

Split complementary

  1. #9f9999
  2. #999f9c
  3. #999c9f

Analogous

  1. #9f999c
  2. #9f9999
  3. #9f9c99

Triadic

  1. #9f9999
  2. #999f99
  3. #99999f

Tetradic

  1. #9f9999
  2. #9f9f99
  3. #999f9f
  4. #99999f

Square

  1. #9f9999
  2. #9c9f99
  3. #999f9f
  4. #9c999f

Monochromatic

  1. #524d4d
  2. #797272
  3. #9f9999
  4. #c4c0c0
  5. #e9e8e8

Shades

#9f9999 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9f9999
  2. #8f8a8a
  3. #7f7a7a
  4. #6f6b6b
  5. #5f5c5c
  6. #504d4d
  7. #403d3d
  8. #302e2e
  9. #201f1f
  10. #100f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#9f9999 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9f9999
  2. #a9a3a3
  3. #b2adad
  4. #bcb8b8
  5. #c5c2c2
  6. #cfcccc
  7. #d9d6d6
  8. #e2e0e0
  9. #ecebeb
  10. #f5f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9f9999 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9f9999
  2. #9c9797
  3. #999494
  4. #969292
  5. #938f8f
  6. #908d8d
  7. #8c8a8a
  8. #898888
  9. #868585
  10. #838383
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.49:1 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 #9b9b99 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a09999 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c9999 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d9a99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a09999 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9f9999 {
  color: #9f9999;
}
Background
.bg-9f9999 {
  background-color: #9f9999;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9f9999 {
  border: 2px solid #9f9999;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9f9999;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 153 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 3% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9f9999 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9f9999, #9f9c99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9f9999 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 153 153 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.45 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.45 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.01 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.50 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.61 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.61 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.63 #606666 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#9f9999  rgb(159, 153, 153)  hsl(0, 3%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#999f9f  rgb(153, 159, 159)  hsl(180, 3%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#999f99  rgb(153, 159, 153)  hsl(120, 3%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#99999f  rgb(153, 153, 159)  hsl(240, 3%, 61%)  Dark Gray