Dark gray

#aaa99e

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 #aaa99e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aaa99e

RGB170, 169, 158

HSL55, 7%, 64%

HSV55, 7%, 67%

CMYK0%, 1%, 7%, 33%

Lab69.03, -1.65, 5.79

XYZ36.94, 39.39, 38.0

Decimal11184542

Web safe#999999

Pantone414 C

Shades of dark gray

#9c9b8e #8e8d7e #7f7e70 #6f6e62 #605f54 #504f46 #403f38 #30302a #20201c #10100e

Tints of dark gray

#b2b1a7 #b9b9af #c1c0b8 #c9c8c1 #d0d0ca #d8d8d2 #e0dfdb #e7e7e4 #efefed #f7f7f5

Colors that go with dark gray

Complementary#9e9faa Analogous#aaa39e Analogous#a5aa9e Triadic#9eaaa9 Triadic#a99eaa Split complementary#9ea5aa Split complementary#a39eaa

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, 1, 7, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aaa99e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 1 7 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 5 10 39

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 #aaa99e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aaa99e; }
.text { color: #aaa99e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa99e; }

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 #aaa99e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aaa99e 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 #aaa99e 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 #aaa99e 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 #aaa99e is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.