Dark gray

#9b9b8e

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for dark gray, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Dark gray is a near neutral, mid with barely any hue. 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 #9b9b8e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9b9b8e

RGB155, 155, 142

HSL60, 6%, 58%

HSV60, 8%, 61%

CMYK0%, 0%, 8%, 39%

Lab63.64, -2.4, 6.81

XYZ30.12, 32.36, 30.25

Decimal10197902

Web safe#999999

Pantone415 C

Shades of dark gray

#8e8e80 #818172 #737366 #656559 #57574d #494940 #3b3b34 #2c2c27 #1e1e1b #10100e

Tints of dark gray

#a4a498 #adada3 #b6b6ad #c0c0b7 #c9c9c2 #d2d2cc #dbdbd6 #e4e4e1 #ededeb #f7f7f6

Colors that go with dark gray

Complementary#8e8e9b Analogous#9b948e Analogous#949b8e Triadic#8e9b9b Triadic#9b8e9b Split complementary#8e949b Split complementary#948e9b

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, 0, 8, 39.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9b9b8e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 8 39

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 11 45

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 #9b9b8e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9b9b8e; }
.text { color: #9b9b8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b9b8e; }

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 #9b9b8e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9b9b8e 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 #9b9b8e 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 #9b9b8e 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #9b9b8e 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.