Dark gray

#a5a6a3

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 #a5a6a3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a5a6a3
RGB165, 166, 163
HSL80, 2%, 65%
HSV80, 2%, 65%
CMYK1%, 0%, 2%, 35%
Lab67.96, -0.92, 1.42
XYZ35.76, 37.92, 40.08
Decimal10856099
Web safe#999999
Pantone443 C
Pantone443 CHex#a5a6a3Rgb165 166 163Cmyk1 0 2 35Lab68 -1 1Darker#5e5f5cDeep#81837fLighter#c8c9c7

Shades of dark gray

Tints of dark gray

Colors that go with dark gray

Dark gray in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 1, 0, 2, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a5a6a3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
1 0 2 35
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
5 4 6 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 #a5a6a3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a5a6a3; }
.text { color: #a5a6a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5a6a3; }

How dark gray looks on light and dark

Dark gray and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a5a6a3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.45:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
8.58:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a5a6a3 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 #a5a6a3 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #a5a6a3 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #a5a6a3 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.