Dark gray

#acaab3

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 #acaab3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#acaab3

RGB172, 170, 179

HSL253, 6%, 68%

HSV253, 5%, 70%

CMYK4%, 5%, 0%, 30%

Lab70.02, 2.44, -4.37

XYZ39.52, 40.77, 48.43

Decimal11315891

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone5295 C

Shades of dark gray

#9c99a4 #8b8895 #7b7886 #6b6975 #5c5a64 #4d4b53 #3d3c43 #2e2d32 #1e1d21 #0f0e10

Tints of dark gray

#b3b2ba #bbb9c1 #c2c1c7 #cac8ce #d1d0d5 #d8d7dc #e0dfe2 #e7e6e9 #eeeef0 #f6f6f7

Colors that go with dark gray

Complementary#b1b3aa Analogous#aaacb3 Analogous#b1aab3 Triadic#b3acaa Triadic#aab3ac Split complementary#b3b1aa Split complementary#acb3aa

Dark gray in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 4, 5, 0, 30.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #acaab3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

4 5 0 30

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

8 9 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 #acaab3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #acaab3; }
.text { color: #acaab3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acaab3; }

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 #acaab3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #acaab3 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 #acaab3 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 #acaab3 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 #acaab3 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.