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#9BAAAA

#9baaaa ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9baaaa is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 66.67% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.82% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 8.11% saturation and 63.73% 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 8.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 6.84.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3862

Complementary

  1. #9baaaa
  2. #aa9b9b

Split complementary

  1. #9baaaa
  2. #aa9ba3
  3. #aaa39b

Analogous

  1. #9baaa3
  2. #9baaaa
  3. #9ba3aa

Triadic

  1. #9baaaa
  2. #aa9baa
  3. #aaaa9b

Tetradic

  1. #9baaaa
  2. #9b9baa
  3. #aa9b9b
  4. #aaaa9b

Square

  1. #9baaaa
  2. #a39baa
  3. #aa9b9b
  4. #a3aa9b

Monochromatic

  1. #4f5d5d
  2. #728686
  3. #9baaaa
  4. #c4cdcd
  5. #eef0f0

Shades

#9baaaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9baaaa
  2. #8c9999
  3. #7c8888
  4. #6d7777
  5. #5d6666
  6. #4e5555
  7. #3e4444
  8. #2f3333
  9. #1f2222
  10. #101111
  11. #000000

Tints

#9baaaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9baaaa
  2. #a5b3b3
  3. #afbbbb
  4. #b9c4c4
  5. #c3cccc
  6. #cdd5d5
  7. #d7dddd
  8. #e1e6e6
  9. #ebeeee
  10. #f5f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9baaaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9baaaa
  2. #98a6a6
  3. #96a2a2
  4. #939d9d
  5. #909999
  6. #8e9595
  7. #8b9191
  8. #888d8d
  9. #858888
  10. #838484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2a8a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8a8aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5a6aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #97abaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3a9aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1a8aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #99abaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9baaaa {
  color: #9baaaa;
}
Background
.bg-9baaaa {
  background-color: #9baaaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9baaaa {
  border: 2px solid #9baaaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9baaaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 170 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 8% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9baaaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9baaaa, #9ba3aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9baaaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 170 170 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.84 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.84 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.07 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.29 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.61 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.69 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.75 #645555 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#9baaaa  rgb(155, 170, 170)  hsl(180, 8%, 64%)  Dark Gray
#aa9b9b  rgb(170, 155, 155)  hsl(0, 8%, 64%)  Silver Pink
#aa9baa  rgb(170, 155, 170)  hsl(300, 8%, 64%)  Rose Quartz
#aaaa9b  rgb(170, 170, 155)  hsl(60, 8%, 64%)  Dark Gray