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#9FA09D

#9fa09d ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9fa09d 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, 62.75% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.87% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 80°, with 1.55% saturation and 62.16% 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 3.4.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3495

Complementary

  1. #9fa09d
  2. #9e9da0

Split complementary

  1. #9fa09d
  2. #9d9ea0
  3. #a09da0

Analogous

  1. #a0a09d
  2. #9fa09d
  3. #9ea09d

Triadic

  1. #9fa09d
  2. #9d9fa0
  3. #a09d9f

Tetradic

  1. #9fa09d
  2. #9da09e
  3. #9e9da0
  4. #a09d9f

Square

  1. #9fa09d
  2. #9da0a0
  3. #9e9da0
  4. #a09d9e

Monochromatic

  1. #525351
  2. #797a76
  3. #9fa09d
  4. #c5c6c4
  5. #ebebeb

Shades

#9fa09d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fa09d
  2. #8f908d
  3. #7f807e
  4. #6f706e
  5. #5f605e
  6. #50504f
  7. #40403f
  8. #30302f
  9. #20201f
  10. #101010
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fa09d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fa09d
  2. #a9aaa7
  3. #b2b3b1
  4. #bcbdba
  5. #c5c6c4
  6. #cfd0ce
  7. #d9d9d8
  8. #e2e3e2
  9. #ececeb
  10. #f5f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fa09d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fa09d
  2. #9c9d9a
  3. #999a97
  4. #969694
  5. #939391
  6. #90908f
  7. #8c8d8c
  8. #898a89
  9. #868686
  10. #838383
  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 #9fa09f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0a09d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0a09d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9fa09f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0a09d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0a09d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9fa09e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fa09d {
  color: #9fa09d;
}
Background
.bg-9fa09d {
  background-color: #9fa09d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fa09d {
  border: 2px solid #9fa09d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fa09d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 160 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 80 2% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fa09d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fa09d, #9ea09d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fa09d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 160 157 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.40 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.40 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.30 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.32 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.86 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 10.37 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.89 #605f62 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#9fa09d  rgb(159, 160, 157)  hsl(80, 2%, 62%)  Dark Gray
#9e9da0  rgb(158, 157, 160)  hsl(260, 2%, 62%)  Dark Gray
#9d9fa0  rgb(157, 159, 160)  hsl(200, 2%, 62%)  Dark Gray
#a09d9f  rgb(160, 157, 159)  hsl(320, 2%, 62%)  Dark Gray