Dark gray

#9ea8a2

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 #9ea8a2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9ea8a2

RGB158, 168, 162

HSL144, 5%, 64%

HSV144, 6%, 66%

CMYK6%, 0%, 4%, 34%

Lab67.93, -4.69, 1.87

XYZ34.62, 37.88, 39.67

Decimal10397858

Web safe#999999

Pantone443 C

Shades of dark gray

#8e9a93 #7f8c84 #707d75 #626e67 #545e58 #464e4a #383f3b #2a2f2c #1c201e #0e100f

Tints of dark gray

#a7b0aa #b0b8b3 #b8c0bb #c1c7c4 #cacfcc #d3d7d4 #dbdfdd #e4e7e5 #edefee #f6f7f6

Colors that go with dark gray

Complementary#a89ea4 Analogous#9fa89e Analogous#9ea8a7 Triadic#a29ea8 Triadic#a8a29e Split complementary#a79ea8 Split complementary#a89e9f

Dark gray in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 6, 0, 4, 34.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9ea8a2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

6 0 4 34

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 4 8 40

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 #9ea8a2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9ea8a2; }
.text { color: #9ea8a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea8a2; }

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 #9ea8a2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9ea8a2 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 #9ea8a2 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 #9ea8a2 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 #9ea8a2 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.