HEX Color #A09999 (Darkgray)

About #A09999

The precise color #A09999 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkgray. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 160, 153, and 153.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 4% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 0.0° hue, 3.6% saturation, and 61.4% lightness.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A09999

RGB160, 153, 153

HSL0.0°, 3.6%, 61.4%

CMYK0%, 4%, 4%, 37%

HSV0.0°, 4.4%, 62.7%

LAB63.8, 2.6, 0.9

XYZ31.6, 32.6, 34.8

Decimal10525081

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#A09999 #99A0A0

Analogous

#A0999C #A09C99

Triadic

#99A099 #9999A0

Tetradic

#9CA099 #99A0A0 #9C99A0

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#A09999

#AAA4A4

#B5AFAF

#BFBBBB

#CAC6C6

#D4D1D1

#DFDDDD

#E9E8E8

#F4F3F3

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#A09999

#8E8888

#7C7777

#6A6666

#585555

#474444

#353333

#232222

#111111

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.80:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

7.51:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.67:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

6.39:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A09999; }

.text-color { color: #A09999; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #A09999; }

Similar Colors

Darkgray

#A9A9A9