Dark gray

#9aa3a3

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for dark gray, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Dark gray carries almost no chroma, so it works as a neutral. Mid greys like this are the backbone of clean, editorial layouts. Almost anything sits on top of it, which is what makes a good neutral useful.

Dark gray color values

Every conversion for #9aa3a3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9aa3a3

RGB154, 163, 163

HSL180, 5%, 62%

HSV180, 6%, 64%

CMYK6%, 0%, 0%, 36%

Lab66.3, -3.18, -1.11

XYZ33.03, 35.71, 39.8

Decimal10134435

Web safe#999999

Pantone443 C

Shades of dark gray

#8b9595 #7c8888 #6e7979 #606a6a #535b5b #454c4c #383d3d #2a2e2e #1c1f1f #0f1010

Tints of dark gray

#a3abab #acb4b4 #b5bcbc #bfc4c4 #c8cdcd #d1d5d5 #dadddd #e3e6e6 #eceeee #f6f6f6

Colors that go with dark gray

Complementary#a39a9a Analogous#9aa39f Analogous#9a9fa3 Triadic#a39aa3 Triadic#a3a39a Split complementary#a39a9f Split complementary#a39f9a

Dark gray in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 6, 0, 0, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9aa3a3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

6 0 0 36

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 4 4 42

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark gray in css

Copy #9aa3a3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9aa3a3; }
.text { color: #9aa3a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aa3a3; }

How dark gray looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark gray and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #9aa3a3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9aa3a3 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark gray on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #9aa3a3 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dark gray? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark gray into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #9aa3a3 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark gray, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #9aa3a3 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.