Dark gray

#b4a9b1

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 #b4a9b1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b4a9b1

RGB180, 169, 177

HSL316, 7%, 68%

HSV316, 6%, 71%

CMYK0%, 6%, 2%, 29%

Lab70.35, 5.41, -2.69

XYZ40.95, 41.25, 47.4

Decimal11839921

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone5295 C

Shades of dark gray

#a598a2 #968792 #877683 #766772 #655862 #544a51 #433b41 #322c31 #211d20 #100e10

Tints of dark gray

#bbb1b8 #c1b8bf #c8c0c6 #cfc8cd #d5cfd4 #dcd7db #e3dfe2 #e9e6e8 #f0eeef

Colors that go with dark gray

Complementary#a9b4ac Analogous#b2a9b4 Analogous#b4a9ab Triadic#b1b4a9 Triadic#a9b1b4 Split complementary#abb4a9 Split complementary#a9b4b2

Dark gray in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 6, 2, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b4a9b1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 6 2 29

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 10 6 35

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 #b4a9b1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b4a9b1; }
.text { color: #b4a9b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4a9b1; }

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 #b4a9b1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b4a9b1 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 #b4a9b1 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 #b4a9b1 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 #b4a9b1 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.