Dark gray

#a8a6a2

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

This is Dark gray, a mid neutral that behaves like a grey. 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 #a8a6a2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a8a6a2

RGB168, 166, 162

HSL40, 3%, 65%

HSV40, 4%, 66%

CMYK0%, 1%, 4%, 34%

Lab68.17, -0.02, 2.31

XYZ36.31, 38.21, 39.64

Decimal11052706

Web safe#999999

Pantone422 C

Shades of dark gray

#9a9793 #8b8883 #7c7974 #6d6a66 #5d5b57 #4e4c49 #3e3d3a #2f2e2c #1f1f1d #100f0f

Tints of dark gray

#b0aeaa #b8b6b3 #c0bebb #c7c6c4 #cfcecc #d7d6d4 #dfdedd #e7e6e5 #efeeed #f6f6f6

Colors that go with dark gray

Complementary#a2a4a8 Analogous#a8a3a2 Analogous#a7a8a2 Triadic#a2a8a6 Triadic#a6a2a8 Split complementary#a2a7a8 Split complementary#a3a2a8

Dark gray in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 1, 4, 34.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a8a6a2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 1 4 34

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 5 8 40

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 #a8a6a2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a8a6a2; }
.text { color: #a8a6a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8a6a2; }

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 #a8a6a2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a8a6a2 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 #a8a6a2 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 #a8a6a2 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 #a8a6a2 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.