Dark gray

#909594

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 #909594, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#909594

RGB144, 149, 148

HSL168, 2%, 57%

HSV168, 3%, 58%

CMYK3%, 0%, 1%, 42%

Lab61.27, -2.0, -0.11

XYZ27.59, 29.56, 32.27

Decimal9475476

Web safe#999999

Pantone430 C

Shades of dark gray

#838887 #757b7a #696e6d #5c605f #4f5352 #424545 #353837 #292a2a #1c1d1d #0f1010

Tints of dark gray

#9a9f9e #a4a8a8 #afb2b1 #b9bcbb #c3c6c5 #cdcfcf #d7d9d9 #e1e3e3 #ecedec #f6f6f6

Colors that go with dark gray

Complementary#959091 Analogous#909592 Analogous#909395 Triadic#949095 Triadic#959490 Split complementary#959093 Split complementary#959290

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 3, 0, 1, 42.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #909594 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

3 0 1 42

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

7 4 5 48

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark gray in css

Copy #909594 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #909594; }
.text { color: #909594; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909594; }

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 #909594 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #909594 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark gray on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #909594 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark gray into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #909594 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 #909594 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.