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#9FA3A0

#9fa3a0 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9fa3a0 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, 63.92% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.84% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 135°, with 2.13% saturation and 63.14% 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 8.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 3.63.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.361

Complementary

  1. #9fa3a0
  2. #a39fa2

Split complementary

  1. #9fa3a0
  2. #a29fa3
  3. #a39fa0

Analogous

  1. #a0a39f
  2. #9fa3a0
  3. #9fa3a2

Triadic

  1. #9fa3a0
  2. #a09fa3
  3. #a3a09f

Tetradic

  1. #9fa3a0
  2. #9fa2a3
  3. #a39fa2
  4. #a3a09f

Square

  1. #9fa3a0
  2. #9fa0a3
  3. #a39fa2
  4. #a3a29f

Monochromatic

  1. #535654
  2. #787d79
  3. #9fa3a0
  4. #c6c8c7
  5. #edeeed

Shades

#9fa3a0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fa3a0
  2. #8f9390
  3. #7f8280
  4. #6f7270
  5. #5f6260
  6. #505250
  7. #404140
  8. #303130
  9. #202120
  10. #101010
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fa3a0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fa3a0
  2. #a9acaa
  3. #b2b5b3
  4. #bcbfbd
  5. #c5c8c6
  6. #cfd1d0
  7. #d9dad9
  8. #e2e3e3
  9. #ecedec
  10. #f5f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fa3a0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fa3a0
  2. #9ca09d
  3. #999c9a
  4. #969996
  5. #939593
  6. #909290
  7. #8c8e8d
  8. #898b8a
  9. #868786
  10. #838483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1a2a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3a2a0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2a2a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9fa3a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1a3a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1a2a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9fa3a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fa3a0 {
  color: #9fa3a0;
}
Background
.bg-9fa3a0 {
  background-color: #9fa3a0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fa3a0 {
  border: 2px solid #9fa3a0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fa3a0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 163 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 135 2% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fa3a0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fa3a0, #9fa3a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fa3a0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 163 160 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.63 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.63 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.51 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.89 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.25 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 11.79 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 11.80 #605c5f Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#9fa3a0  rgb(159, 163, 160)  hsl(135, 2%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a39fa2  rgb(163, 159, 162)  hsl(315, 2%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a09fa3  rgb(160, 159, 163)  hsl(255, 2%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a3a09f  rgb(163, 160, 159)  hsl(15, 2%, 63%)  Dark Gray