Dark Gray

Best set with black text. The pairing reaches 8.94:1 contrast and passes AAA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#A9A9A9sRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(169, 169, 169)screen channels

HSLhsl(0, 0%, 66%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 34%)approximate process color

Tailwindneutral-400nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textfails AA2.35:1

Black textAAA8.94:1

Recommendation

Use black text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#393939

#6E6E6E

#A9A9A9

#C3C3C3

#DEDEDE

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#A9A9A9

Triadic

#A9A9A9

Complement

#A9A9A9

Lab distance · lower is closer

Exact alias: DarkGrey.

:root {
  --color-dark-gray: #A9A9A9;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-dark-gray);
  color: #000000;
}

Hueneutral

Lightness69 L*

Chroma0.0

Luminance0.397