Dark gray

#a3959a

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

Dark gray color values

Every conversion for #a3959a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a3959a

RGB163, 149, 154

HSL339, 7%, 61%

HSV339, 9%, 64%

CMYK0%, 9%, 6%, 36%

Lab63.02, 6.07, -0.76

XYZ31.68, 31.61, 35.0

Decimal10720666

Web safe#999999

Pantone5295 C

Shades of dark gray

#96868c #89777d #7a6a6f #6b5d62 #5c5054 #4d4346 #3e3538 #2f282b #1f1b1d #100e0f

Tints of dark gray

#ab9fa3 #b4a8ac #bcb2b6 #c4bcbf #cdc5c8 #d5cfd1 #ded9da #e6e2e4 #eeeced #f7f5f6

Colors that go with dark gray

Complementary#95a39e Analogous#a395a1 Analogous#a39795 Triadic#9aa395 Triadic#959aa3 Split complementary#95a397 Split complementary#95a1a3

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, 9, 6, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a3959a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 9 6 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 12 10 42

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 #a3959a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a3959a; }
.text { color: #a3959a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3959a; }

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 #a3959a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a3959a 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 #a3959a 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 #a3959a 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 #a3959a is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.