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#9FA3A5

#9fa3a5 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9fa3a5 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 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.64% cyan, 1.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 200°, with 3.23% saturation and 63.53% 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 8.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.87.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3628

Complementary

  1. #9fa3a5
  2. #a5a19f

Split complementary

  1. #9fa3a5
  2. #a59fa0
  3. #a5a49f

Analogous

  1. #9fa5a4
  2. #9fa3a5
  3. #9fa0a5

Triadic

  1. #9fa3a5
  2. #a59fa3
  3. #a3a59f

Tetradic

  1. #9fa3a5
  2. #a19fa5
  3. #a5a19f
  4. #a3a59f

Square

  1. #9fa3a5
  2. #a49fa5
  3. #a5a19f
  4. #a0a59f

Monochromatic

  1. #535658
  2. #787d80
  3. #9fa3a5
  4. #c6c9ca
  5. #eeefef

Shades

#9fa3a5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fa3a5
  2. #8f9395
  3. #7f8284
  4. #6f7274
  5. #5f6263
  6. #505253
  7. #404142
  8. #303132
  9. #202121
  10. #101011
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fa3a5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fa3a5
  2. #a9acae
  3. #b2b5b7
  4. #bcbfc0
  5. #c5c8c9
  6. #cfd1d2
  7. #d9dadb
  8. #e2e3e4
  9. #eceded
  10. #f5f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fa3a5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fa3a5
  2. #9ca0a1
  3. #999c9e
  4. #96999a
  5. #939596
  6. #909293
  7. #8c8e8f
  8. #898b8b
  9. #868787
  10. #838484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1a3a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2a3a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1a2a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ea4a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1a3a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0a2a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9ea3a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fa3a5 {
  color: #9fa3a5;
}
Background
.bg-9fa3a5 {
  background-color: #9fa3a5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fa3a5 {
  border: 2px solid #9fa3a5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fa3a5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 163 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 3% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fa3a5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fa3a5, #9fa0a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fa3a5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 163 165 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.87 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.87 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.53 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.98 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.46 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 10.83 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 11.42 #605c5a Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#9fa3a5  rgb(159, 163, 165)  hsl(200, 3%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#a5a19f  rgb(165, 161, 159)  hsl(20, 3%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#a59fa3  rgb(165, 159, 163)  hsl(320, 3%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#a3a59f  rgb(163, 165, 159)  hsl(80, 3%, 64%)  Dark Gray