#A9A9A9
darkgray
#A9A9A9 is a grey colour. In RGB it is 169 red, 169 green and 169 blue, which converts to a hue of 0 degrees, 0% saturation and 66% lightness. It is one of the named CSS colours, written as darkgray in stylesheets.
Color values
| HEX | #A9A9A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 169, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 0%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 0%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 34%) |
Contrast and accessibility
Against white the contrast ratio is 2.35:1, and against black it is 8.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text.
| Background | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 2.35:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black | 8.94:1 | AAA | AAA |
Tints and shades
Lighter tints move #A9A9A9 toward white, and darker shades move it toward black.
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Code
| CSS | color: #A9A9A9; |
|---|---|
| CSS rgb() | color: rgb(169 169 169); |
| Tailwind | bg-[#a9a9a9] |
| SwiftUI | Color(red: 0.663, green: 0.663, blue: 0.663) |
| Android | Color.parseColor("#A9A9A9") |