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#9FA0A1

#9fa0a1 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9fa0a1 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 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.24% cyan, 0.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 1.05% saturation and 62.75% 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 8.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.81.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3509

Complementary

  1. #9fa0a1
  2. #a1a09f

Split complementary

  1. #9fa0a1
  2. #a19f9f
  3. #a1a19f

Analogous

  1. #9fa1a1
  2. #9fa0a1
  3. #9f9fa1

Triadic

  1. #9fa0a1
  2. #a19fa0
  3. #a0a19f

Tetradic

  1. #9fa0a1
  2. #a09fa1
  3. #a1a09f
  4. #a0a19f

Square

  1. #9fa0a1
  2. #a19fa1
  3. #a1a09f
  4. #9fa19f

Monochromatic

  1. #535454
  2. #787a7b
  3. #9fa0a1
  4. #c6c6c7
  5. #eceded

Shades

#9fa0a1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fa0a1
  2. #8f9091
  3. #7f8081
  4. #6f7071
  5. #5f6061
  6. #505051
  7. #404040
  8. #303030
  9. #202020
  10. #101010
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fa0a1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fa0a1
  2. #a9aaaa
  3. #b2b3b4
  4. #bcbdbd
  5. #c5c6c7
  6. #cfd0d0
  7. #d9d9d9
  8. #e2e3e3
  9. #ececec
  10. #f5f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fa0a1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fa0a1
  2. #9c9d9e
  3. #999a9a
  4. #969697
  5. #939394
  6. #909091
  7. #8c8d8d
  8. #898a8a
  9. #868687
  10. #838383
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0a0a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fa0a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9fa0a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fa0a1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fa0a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9fa0a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fa0a1 {
  color: #9fa0a1;
}
Background
.bg-9fa0a1 {
  background-color: #9fa0a1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fa0a1 {
  border: 2px solid #9fa0a1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fa0a1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 160 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 1% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fa0a1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fa0a1, #9f9fa1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fa0a1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 160 161 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.81 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.81 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.03 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.48 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.53 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.82 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.82 #605f5e Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#9fa0a1  rgb(159, 160, 161)  hsl(210, 1%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a1a09f  rgb(161, 160, 159)  hsl(30, 1%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a19fa0  rgb(161, 159, 160)  hsl(330, 1%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a0a19f  rgb(160, 161, 159)  hsl(90, 1%, 63%)  Dark Gray