Dark gray

#959587

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. It works under any accent color, holding a scheme together without competing.

Dark gray color values

Every conversion for #959587, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#959587
RGB149, 149, 135
HSL60, 6%, 56%
HSV60, 9%, 58%
CMYK0%, 0%, 9%, 42%
Lab61.34, -2.59, 7.39
XYZ27.52, 29.63, 27.19
Decimal9803143
Web safe#999999
Pantone416 C
Pantone416 CHex#959587Rgb149 149 135Cmyk0 0 9 42Lab61 -3 7Darker#4b4b42Deep#717164Lighter#b6b6ad

Shades of dark gray

Tints of dark gray

Colors that go with dark gray

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, 0, 9, 42.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #959587 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 0 9 42
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 4 12 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 #959587 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #959587; }
.text { color: #959587; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959587; }

How dark gray looks on light and dark

Dark gray and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #959587 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.03:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.93:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #959587 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 #959587 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #959587 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #959587 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. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.