Dark gray

#aaa8b3

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

Dark gray color values

Every conversion for #aaa8b3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aaa8b3

RGB170, 168, 179

HSL251, 7%, 68%

HSV251, 6%, 70%

CMYK5%, 6%, 0%, 30%

Lab69.33, 2.84, -5.4

XYZ38.72, 39.81, 48.29

Decimal11184307

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone5295 C

Shades of dark gray

#9a97a4 #898695 #797687 #696776 #5a5865 #4b4954 #3c3b43 #2d2c32 #1e1d21 #0f0e10

Tints of dark gray

#b2b0ba #b9b7c1 #c1bfc7 #c8c7ce #d0cfd5 #d7d6dc #dfdee2 #e7e6e9 #eeeef0 #f6f5f7

Colors that go with dark gray

Complementary#b1b3a8 Analogous#a8acb3 Analogous#b0a8b3 Triadic#b3aaa8 Triadic#a8b3aa Split complementary#b3b0a8 Split complementary#acb3a8

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 5, 6, 0, 30.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aaa8b3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

5 6 0 30

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

9 10 4 36

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 #aaa8b3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aaa8b3; }
.text { color: #aaa8b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa8b3; }

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 #aaa8b3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aaa8b3 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 #aaa8b3 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 #aaa8b3 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 #aaa8b3 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.