Dark gray

#959895

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 #959895, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#959895

RGB149, 152, 149

HSL120, 1%, 59%

HSV120, 2%, 60%

CMYK2%, 0%, 2%, 40%

Lab62.52, -1.66, 1.19

XYZ29.05, 31.02, 32.89

Decimal9803925

Web safe#999999

Pantone430 C

Shades of dark gray

#878b87 #7a7d7a #6c706c #5f625f #525452 #444644 #373937 #2a2b2a #1c1d1c #0f100f

Tints of dark gray

#9fa19f #a8aba8 #b2b4b2 #bcbebc #c5c7c5 #cfd1cf #d9dad9 #e3e3e3 #ecedec #f6f6f6

Colors that go with dark gray

Complementary#989598 Analogous#979895 Analogous#959897 Triadic#959598 Triadic#989595 Split complementary#979598 Split complementary#989597

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 2, 0, 2, 40.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #959895 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

2 0 2 40

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

6 4 6 46

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 #959895 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #959895; }
.text { color: #959895; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959895; }

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 #959895 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #959895 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 #959895 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 #959895 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 #959895 is computed, not guessed. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.