Dark gray

#8f9c95

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

Dark gray is a near neutral, mid with barely any hue. 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 #8f9c95, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8f9c95

RGB143, 156, 149

HSL148, 6%, 59%

HSV148, 8%, 61%

CMYK8%, 0%, 4%, 39%

Lab63.17, -6.02, 2.07

XYZ28.64, 31.79, 33.06

Decimal9411733

Web safe#999999

Pantone5497 C

Shades of dark gray

#818f88 #73827a #67746d #5a665f #4d5752 #414945 #343b37 #282d2a #1b1e1d #0e100f

Tints of dark gray

#99a59f #a4aea8 #aeb7b2 #b8c0bc #c2c9c6 #cdd2cf #d7dbd9 #e1e4e3 #ebeeec #f6f7f6

Colors that go with dark gray

Complementary#9c8f96 Analogous#909c8f Analogous#8f9c9c Triadic#958f9c Triadic#9c958f Split complementary#9c8f9c Split complementary#9c8f90

Dark gray in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 8, 0, 4, 39.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8f9c95 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

8 0 4 39

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

11 4 8 45

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 #8f9c95 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8f9c95; }
.text { color: #8f9c95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f9c95; }

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 #8f9c95 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8f9c95 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 #8f9c95 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 #8f9c95 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.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #8f9c95 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.