Dark gray

#9f9b9b

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 #9f9b9b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9f9b9b

RGB159, 155, 155

HSL0, 2%, 62%

HSV0, 3%, 62%

CMYK0%, 3%, 3%, 38%

Lab64.31, 1.45, 0.51

XYZ31.94, 33.18, 35.73

Decimal10460059

Web safe#999999

Pantone423 C

Shades of dark gray

#918d8d #837e7e #757070 #666262 #585454 #494747 #3b3939 #2d2b2b #1e1d1d #100f0f

Tints of dark gray

#a8a4a4 #b0adad #b9b6b6 #c2bfbf #cbc8c8 #d3d2d2 #dcdbdb #e5e4e4 #eeeded #f6f6f6

Colors that go with dark gray

Complementary#9b9f9f Analogous#9f9b9d Analogous#9f9d9b Triadic#9b9f9b Triadic#9b9b9f Split complementary#9b9f9d Split complementary#9b9d9f

Dark gray in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 3, 3, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9f9b9b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 3 3 38

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 7 7 44

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 #9f9b9b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9f9b9b; }
.text { color: #9f9b9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9b9b; }

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 #9f9b9b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9f9b9b 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 #9f9b9b 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 #9f9b9b 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 #9f9b9b are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.