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#9F9FA7

#9f9fa7 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9f9fa7 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 62.35% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.79% cyan, 4.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 4.35% saturation and 63.92% 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 7.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.14.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3496

Complementary

  1. #9f9fa7
  2. #a7a79f

Split complementary

  1. #9f9fa7
  2. #a7a39f
  3. #a3a79f

Analogous

  1. #9fa3a7
  2. #9f9fa7
  3. #a39fa7

Triadic

  1. #9f9fa7
  2. #a79f9f
  3. #9fa79f

Tetradic

  1. #9f9fa7
  2. #a79fa7
  3. #a7a79f
  4. #9fa79f

Square

  1. #9f9fa7
  2. #a79fa3
  3. #a7a79f
  4. #9fa7a3

Monochromatic

  1. #53535a
  2. #777782
  3. #9f9fa7
  4. #c7c7cc
  5. #efeff0

Shades

#9f9fa7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9f9fa7
  2. #8f8f96
  3. #7f7f86
  4. #6f6f75
  5. #5f5f64
  6. #505054
  7. #404043
  8. #303032
  9. #202021
  10. #101011
  11. #000000

Tints

#9f9fa7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9f9fa7
  2. #a9a9b0
  3. #b2b2b9
  4. #bcbcc1
  5. #c5c5ca
  6. #cfcfd3
  7. #d9d9dc
  8. #e2e2e5
  9. #ececed
  10. #f5f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9f9fa7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9f9fa7
  2. #9c9ca3
  3. #99999f
  4. #96969b
  5. #939397
  6. #909094
  7. #8c8c90
  8. #89898c
  9. #868688
  10. #838384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f9fa3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9da0a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d9fa7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ea0a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e9fa7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e9fa7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9ea0a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9f9fa7 {
  color: #9f9fa7;
}
Background
.bg-9f9fa7 {
  background-color: #9f9fa7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9f9fa7 {
  border: 2px solid #9f9fa7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9f9fa7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 159 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 4% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9f9fa7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9f9fa7, #a39fa7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9f9fa7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 159 167 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.14 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.14 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.42 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.93 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.00 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.06 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.82 #606058 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#9f9fa7  rgb(159, 159, 167)  hsl(240, 4%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#a7a79f  rgb(167, 167, 159)  hsl(60, 4%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#a79f9f  rgb(167, 159, 159)  hsl(0, 4%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#9fa79f  rgb(159, 167, 159)  hsl(120, 4%, 64%)  Dark Gray