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#9FA0A0

#9fa0a0 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9fa0a0 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 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 180°, 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 8.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.8.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3505

Complementary

  1. #9fa0a0
  2. #a09f9f

Split complementary

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

Analogous

  1. #9fa0a0
  2. #9fa0a0
  3. #9fa0a0

Triadic

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

Tetradic

  1. #9fa0a0
  2. #9f9fa0
  3. #a09f9f
  4. #a0a09f

Square

  1. #9fa0a0
  2. #a09fa0
  3. #a09f9f
  4. #a0a09f

Monochromatic

  1. #535353
  2. #797a7a
  3. #9fa0a0
  4. #c5c6c6
  5. #ececec

Shades

#9fa0a0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fa0a0
  2. #8f9090
  3. #7f8080
  4. #6f7070
  5. #5f6060
  6. #505050
  7. #404040
  8. #303030
  9. #202020
  10. #101010
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fa0a0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fa0a0
  2. #a9aaaa
  3. #b2b3b3
  4. #bcbdbd
  5. #c5c6c6
  6. #cfd0d0
  7. #d9d9d9
  8. #e2e3e3
  9. #ececec
  10. #f5f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fa0a0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fa0a0
  2. #9c9d9d
  3. #999a9a
  4. #969696
  5. #939393
  6. #909090
  7. #8c8d8d
  8. #898a8a
  9. #868686
  10. #838383
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fa0a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0a0a0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0a0a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9fa0a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0a0a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fa0a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9fa0a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fa0a0 {
  color: #9fa0a0;
}
Background
.bg-9fa0a0 {
  background-color: #9fa0a0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fa0a0 {
  border: 2px solid #9fa0a0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fa0a0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 160 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 1% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fa0a0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fa0a0, #9fa0a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fa0a0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 160 160 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.80 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.80 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.05 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.42 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.64 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.58 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.79 #605f5f Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#9fa0a0  rgb(159, 160, 160)  hsl(180, 1%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a09f9f  rgb(160, 159, 159)  hsl(0, 1%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a09fa0  rgb(160, 159, 160)  hsl(300, 1%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a0a09f  rgb(160, 160, 159)  hsl(60, 1%, 63%)  Dark Gray