neutralneutralCSS named color
Dark Gray #A9A9A9
A mid-dark gray for secondary text on light surfaces.
Use cases: Secondary text
Color values
| Format | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #A9A9A9 | |
| RGB | rgb(169, 169, 169) | |
| HSL | hsl(0, 0%, 66%) | |
| HSV | hsv(0, 0%, 66%) | |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 33.7%) | |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7104, 39.6755, 43.1999) | |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.2, 0.0, 0.0) | |
| Luminance | 0.397 (WCAG relative) |
/* Dark Gray */
color: #a9a9a9;
background-color: #a9a9a9;
Shade scale
Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →
Shades (toward black)
#989898 #878787 #767676 #656565 #555555 #444444 #333333 #222222 #111111 #000000
Tints (toward white)
#b2b2b2 #bababa #c3c3c3 #cbcbcb #d4d4d4 #dddddd #e5e5e5 #eeeeee #f6f6f6 #ffffff
Tones (toward gray)
#a5a5a5 #a1a1a1 #9d9d9d #999999 #959595 #909090 #8c8c8c #888888 #848484 #808080
Color harmonies
Complementary
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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tetradic
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Split Complementary
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Monochromatic
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Accessibility & contrast
2.35
#A9A9A9 on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
8.94
#A9A9A9 on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓
Best text on dark gray
8.94
#000000 text
WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1.
Color blindness preview
Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.
Closest named colors
Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀).
| Color | Name | ΔE₀₀ |
|---|---|---|
| Silver #C0C0C0 | 6.29 | |
| Light Gray #D3D3D3 | 10.96 | |
| Khaki #C3B091 | 13.39 | |
| Gray #808080 | 13.50 | |
| Warm Beige #E9DCC9 | 16.06 | |
| Slate Gray #708090 | 16.75 |
Related colors
Palettes with dark gray
Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.