Dark gray

#a59fa5

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. Almost anything sits on top of it, which is what makes a good neutral useful.

Dark gray color values

Every conversion for #a59fa5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a59fa5

RGB165, 159, 165

HSL300, 3%, 64%

HSV300, 4%, 65%

CMYK0%, 4%, 0%, 35%

Lab66.15, 3.3, -2.35

XYZ34.71, 35.51, 40.62

Decimal10854309

Web safe#999999

Pantone5295 C

Shades of dark gray

#979097 #898189 #7a727a #6b646b #5c565c #4c484c #3d393d #2e2b2e #1f1d1f #100f10

Tints of dark gray

#ada8ad #b5b0b5 #bdb9bd #c6c2c6 #cecace #d6d3d6 #dedcde #e6e4e6 #eeedee #f6f6f6

Colors that go with dark gray

Complementary#9fa59f Analogous#a29fa5 Analogous#a59fa2 Triadic#a5a59f Triadic#9fa5a5 Split complementary#a2a59f Split complementary#9fa5a2

Dark gray in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 4, 0, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a59fa5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 4 0 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 8 4 41

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 #a59fa5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a59fa5; }
.text { color: #a59fa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a59fa5; }

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 #a59fa5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a59fa5 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 #a59fa5 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 #a59fa5 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 #a59fa5 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.