Dark gray

#a0a0a0

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

Dark gray carries almost no chroma, so it works as a neutral. 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 #a0a0a0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a0a0a0

RGB160, 160, 160

HSL0, 0%, 63%

HSV0, 0%, 63%

CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 37%

Lab65.87, 0.0, -0.01

XYZ33.41, 35.15, 38.28

Decimal10526880

Web safe#999999

Pantone443 C

Shades of dark gray

#929292 #838383 #757575 #666666 #585858 #494949 #3b3b3b #2c2c2c #1e1e1e #0f0f0f

Tints of dark gray

#a9a9a9 #b1b1b1 #bababa #c2c2c2 #cbcbcb #d4d4d4 #dcdcdc #e5e5e5 #ededed #f6f6f6

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, 0, 37.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a0a0a0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 0 37

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 4 43

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 #a0a0a0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a0a0a0; }
.text { color: #a0a0a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0a0a0; }

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 #a0a0a0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a0a0a0 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 #a0a0a0 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 #a0a0a0 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

Every value on this page for #a0a0a0 is computed, not guessed. 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.