Colors

#A9A9A9

Dark Gray

Dark Gray is #A9A9A9. In CSS you can write it as the keyword darkgray. The values below are the same sRGB color in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, a simple CMYK conversion, and OKLCH. CMYK here is a channel formula for reference, not a press proof.

Also named Dark Grey.

Conversions

HEX
#A9A9A9
RGB
rgb(169, 169, 169)
HSL
hsl(0,0%,66%)
HSV
hsv(0, 0%, 66%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,0,0,34)
OKLCH
oklch(73.5% 0.000 0.0)

Tints and shades

Tints mix this color toward white. Shades mix it toward black in sRGB. For a 50–950 ramp, open the tint and shade generator.

Tints

#BABABA

20% white

#CBCBCB

40% white

#DDDDDD

60% white

#EEEEEE

80% white

Shades

#878787

20% black

#656565

40% black

#444444

60% black

#222222

80% black

Harmony palettes

These schemes rotate hue from Dark Gray. Read the relationships in color theory 101 or adjust them on the color wheel.

Complementary

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#A8A8A8

#A8A8A8

#CFCFCF

#CFCFCF

#828282

Analogous

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#A8A8A8

#A8A8A8

#A8A8A8

#A8A8A8

#A8A8A8

Triadic

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#A8A8A8

#A8A8A8

#A8A8A8

#CFCFCF

#8F8F8F

Split Complementary

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#A8A8A8

#A8A8A8

#A8A8A8

#DBDBDB

#828282

Monochromatic

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#333333

#595959

#808080

#A6A6A6

#CCCCCC

Tetradic

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#A8A8A8

#A8A8A8

#A8A8A8

#A8A8A8

#C7C7C7

Contrast against white and black

Ratios use the WCAG relative-luminance formula. AA normal text needs 4.5:1 and large text needs 3:1 under Success Criterion 1.4.3. AAA uses 7:1 and 4.5:1. A pass here is only this pair, not a full page audit. Check other pairings in the contrast checker.

On white · 2.35:1
AA normal text Fail
AA large text Fail
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Fail
On black · 8.94:1
AA normal text Pass
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Pass
AAA large text Pass

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Nearest CSS named colors by RGB distance. Distance is not a perceptual match.

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