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#9FA09F

#9fa09f ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9fa09f 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 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.62% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 0.52% saturation and 62.55% 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 8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.91.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3502

Complementary

  1. #9fa09f
  2. #a09fa0

Split complementary

  1. #9fa09f
  2. #a09fa0
  3. #a09fa0

Analogous

  1. #a0a09f
  2. #9fa09f
  3. #9fa0a0

Triadic

  1. #9fa09f
  2. #9f9fa0
  3. #a09f9f

Tetradic

  1. #9fa09f
  2. #9fa0a0
  3. #a09fa0
  4. #a09f9f

Square

  1. #9fa09f
  2. #9fa0a0
  3. #a09fa0
  4. #a0a09f

Monochromatic

  1. #535353
  2. #797a79
  3. #9fa09f
  4. #c5c6c5
  5. #ececec

Shades

#9fa09f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fa09f
  2. #8f908f
  3. #7f807f
  4. #6f706f
  5. #5f605f
  6. #505050
  7. #404040
  8. #303030
  9. #202020
  10. #101010
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fa09f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fa09f
  2. #a9aaa9
  3. #b2b3b2
  4. #bcbdbc
  5. #c5c6c5
  6. #cfd0cf
  7. #d9d9d9
  8. #e2e3e2
  9. #ececec
  10. #f5f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fa09f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fa09f
  2. #9c9d9c
  3. #999a99
  4. #969696
  5. #939393
  6. #909090
  7. #8c8d8c
  8. #898a89
  9. #868686
  10. #838383
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fa09f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0a09f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0a09f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9fa0a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0a09f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0a09f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9fa09f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fa09f {
  color: #9fa09f;
}
Background
.bg-9fa09f {
  background-color: #9fa09f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fa09f {
  border: 2px solid #9fa09f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fa09f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 160 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 1% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fa09f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fa09f, #9fa0a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fa09f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 160 159 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.91 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.91 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.10 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.35 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.86 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.30 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.80 #605f60 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#9fa09f  rgb(159, 160, 159)  hsl(120, 1%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a09fa0  rgb(160, 159, 160)  hsl(300, 1%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#9f9fa0  rgb(159, 159, 160)  hsl(240, 1%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a09f9f  rgb(160, 159, 159)  hsl(0, 1%, 63%)  Dark Gray