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#9FA59A

#9fa59a ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9fa59a 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, 64.71% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.64% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 92.73°, with 5.76% 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 8.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 7.03.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3661

Complementary

  1. #9fa59a
  2. #a09aa5

Split complementary

  1. #9fa59a
  2. #9b9aa5
  3. #a59aa5

Analogous

  1. #a5a59a
  2. #9fa59a
  3. #9aa59b

Triadic

  1. #9fa59a
  2. #9a9fa5
  3. #a59a9f

Tetradic

  1. #9fa59a
  2. #9aa5a0
  3. #a09aa5
  4. #a59a9f

Square

  1. #9fa59a
  2. #9aa5a5
  3. #a09aa5
  4. #a59b9a

Monochromatic

  1. #53584e
  2. #798072
  3. #9fa59a
  4. #c5c9c2
  5. #ecedeb

Shades

#9fa59a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fa59a
  2. #8f958b
  3. #7f847b
  4. #6f746c
  5. #5f635c
  6. #50534d
  7. #40423e
  8. #30322e
  9. #20211f
  10. #10110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fa59a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fa59a
  2. #a9aea4
  3. #b2b7ae
  4. #bcc0b8
  5. #c5c9c2
  6. #cfd2cd
  7. #d9dbd7
  8. #e2e4e1
  9. #ecedeb
  10. #f5f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fa59a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fa59a
  2. #9ca197
  3. #999e95
  4. #969a92
  5. #939690
  6. #90938d
  7. #8c8f8a
  8. #898b88
  9. #868785
  10. #838483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1a49f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6a399 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5a39a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9fa4a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3a49a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3a49a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9fa49f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fa59a {
  color: #9fa59a;
}
Background
.bg-9fa59a {
  background-color: #9fa59a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fa59a {
  border: 2px solid #9fa59a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fa59a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 165 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 93 6% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fa59a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fa59a, #9aa59b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fa59a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 165 154 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.03 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.03 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.20 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.55 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.57 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 11.81 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 12.62 #605a65 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#9fa59a  rgb(159, 165, 154)  hsl(93, 6%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a09aa5  rgb(160, 154, 165)  hsl(273, 6%, 63%)  Rose Quartz
#9a9fa5  rgb(154, 159, 165)  hsl(213, 6%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a59a9f  rgb(165, 154, 159)  hsl(333, 6%, 63%)  Rose Quartz