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#9FA7AF

#9fa7af ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9fa7af 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, 65.49% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.14% cyan, 4.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 9.09% saturation and 65.49% 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 8.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 4.9.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.381

Complementary

  1. #9fa7af
  2. #afa79f

Split complementary

  1. #9fa7af
  2. #af9f9f
  3. #afaf9f

Analogous

  1. #9fafaf
  2. #9fa7af
  3. #9f9faf

Triadic

  1. #9fa7af
  2. #af9fa7
  3. #a7af9f

Tetradic

  1. #9fa7af
  2. #a79faf
  3. #afa79f
  4. #a7af9f

Square

  1. #9fa7af
  2. #af9faf
  3. #afa79f
  4. #9faf9f

Monochromatic

  1. #525a63
  2. #75818c
  3. #9fa7af
  4. #c9cdd2
  5. #f2f3f5

Shades

#9fa7af mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fa7af
  2. #8f969e
  3. #7f868c
  4. #6f757b
  5. #5f6469
  6. #505458
  7. #404346
  8. #303235
  9. #202123
  10. #101112
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fa7af mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fa7af
  2. #a9b0b7
  3. #b2b9bf
  4. #bcc1c7
  5. #c5cacf
  6. #cfd3d7
  7. #d9dcdf
  8. #e2e5e7
  9. #ecedef
  10. #f5f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fa7af mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fa7af
  2. #9ca3aa
  3. #999fa6
  4. #969ba1
  5. #93979c
  6. #909498
  7. #8c9093
  8. #898c8e
  9. #868889
  10. #838485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3a6aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4a7af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2a5af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ba9a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2a7af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1a6af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9da8ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fa7af {
  color: #9fa7af;
}
Background
.bg-9fa7af {
  background-color: #9fa7af;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fa7af {
  border: 2px solid #9fa7af;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fa7af;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 167 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 9% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fa7af {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fa7af, #9f9faf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fa7af {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 167 175 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.90 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.90 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.65 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.68 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.37 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.37 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.53 #605850 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#9fa7af  rgb(159, 167, 175)  hsl(210, 9%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#afa79f  rgb(175, 167, 159)  hsl(30, 9%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#af9fa7  rgb(175, 159, 167)  hsl(330, 9%, 65%)  Rose Quartz
#a7af9f  rgb(167, 175, 159)  hsl(90, 9%, 65%)  Ash Gray