#9CA3AA Dark Gray
rgb(156, 163, 170)
Color conversions
- HEX
- #9CA3AA
- RGB
- rgb(156, 163, 170)
- RGBA
- rgba(156, 163, 170, 1)
- HSL
- hsl(210, 8%, 64%)
- HSV / HSB
- hsv(210, 8%, 67%)
- CMYK
- cmyk(8%, 4%, 0%, 33%)
Wide-gamut spaces
- XYZ
- xyz(34.062, 36.164, 43.208)
- LAB
- lab(66.65 -1.08 -4.48)
- LCH
- lch(66.65 4.61 256.46)
- OKLAB
- oklab(71.2% -0.0048 -0.012)
- OKLCH
- oklch(71.2% 0.013 248.01)
- Nearest name
- Dark Gray
Shades, tints and tones
Color harmonies
The hue directly opposite on the color wheel. Maximum contrast, ideal for a single accent against a dominant brand color.
Neighbouring hues that share a temperature. The safest harmony for calm, cohesive interfaces.
Three hues evenly spaced 120 degrees apart. Vibrant and balanced — use one as dominant and the other two sparingly.
The complement split into two adjacent hues. Nearly the contrast of complementary with noticeably less tension.
Four hues at 90-degree intervals. A rich set for illustration, data visualisation, and category coding.
Two complementary pairs offset by 60 degrees. Gives two warm and two cool options in one system.
Similar colors
Opacity variations
#9ca3aa1a
#9ca3aa33
#9ca3aa4d
#9ca3aa66
#9ca3aa80
#9ca3aa99
#9ca3aab3
#9ca3aacc
#9ca3aae6
#9ca3aaff
Accessibility and contrast
On white
2.55:1
Body text Fail · Large text Fail
On black
8.23:1
Body text AAA · Large text AA
White-on-color contrast is 2.55:1.
Color blindness preview
Protanopia
No red cones — ~1% of men
Protanomaly
Reduced red sensitivity — ~1% of men
Deuteranopia
No green cones — ~1% of men
Deuteranomaly
Reduced green sensitivity — ~5% of men
Tritanopia
No blue cones — very rare
Tritanomaly
Reduced blue sensitivity — very rare
Achromatopsia
No color perception — ~1 in 30,000
Achromatomaly
Partial color perception — rare
Meaning, psychology and brand usage
The structural colour every interface actually runs on
Neutral grays carry no emotional charge, which is precisely their value: they let content and brand colour do the signalling. Their temperature matters more than designers expect — a cool gray beside a warm brand colour reads as a mistake.
Neutrality, professionalism, and precision. Overuse reads as noncommittal or unfinished.
Payne's gray, mixed rather than mined, became the painter's shortcut for atmospheric shadow. Swiss modernism turned systematic gray scales into a design methodology.
Build a full gray ramp before choosing a brand colour. Match the gray's temperature to the brand hue and reserve the darkest steps for type rather than large fills.
Common industries: Enterprise, Architecture, Automotive, Consulting, Hardware. Pairs well with a single saturated accent, warm white for text surfaces, near-black for hierarchy.
Code exports
CSS
:root {
--color-dark-gray: #9ca3aa;
--color-dark-gray-rgb: 156 163 170;
--color-dark-gray-hsl: 210 8% 64%;
--color-dark-gray-oklch: 71.2% 0.013 248.01;
}
.element {
color: #9ca3aa;
background-color: hsl(210, 8%, 64%);
border: 1px solid rgb(156 163 170 / 40%);
}SCSS
$dark-gray: #9ca3aa;
$dark-gray-light: #ced1d5;
$dark-gray-dark: #4e5255;
.element {
color: $dark-gray;
background: rgba($dark-gray, 0.12);
&:hover {
color: darken($dark-gray, 8%);
}
}LESS
@dark-gray: #9ca3aa;
@dark-gray-light: lighten(@dark-gray, 12%);
@dark-gray-dark: darken(@dark-gray, 12%);
.element {
color: @dark-gray;
background: fade(@dark-gray, 12%);
}Tailwind CSS
/* Tailwind v4 — src/styles.css */
@theme {
--color-dark-gray-50: #ebedee;
--color-dark-gray-100: #e1e3e6;
--color-dark-gray-200: #d7dadd;
--color-dark-gray-300: #c4c8cc;
--color-dark-gray-400: #b0b5bb;
--color-dark-gray-500: #9ca3aa;
--color-dark-gray-600: #8c9399;
--color-dark-gray-700: #6d7277;
--color-dark-gray-800: #4e5255;
--color-dark-gray-900: #2f3133;
}
/* Usage */
<div class="bg-dark-gray-500 text-dark-gray-50 ring-dark-gray-600" />
/* Arbitrary value, no config needed */
<div class="bg-[#9ca3aa]" />Bootstrap
// Bootstrap 5 — _variables.scss (before importing bootstrap)
$dark-gray: #9ca3aa;
$primary: $dark-gray;
$theme-colors: map-merge($theme-colors, (
"dark-gray": $dark-gray
));
// Generates .text-dark-gray, .bg-dark-gray, .btn-dark-gray
@import "bootstrap/scss/bootstrap";Flutter
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const Color darkGray = Color(0xFF9CA3AA);
// As a MaterialColor swatch
const MaterialColor darkGraySwatch = MaterialColor(0xFF9CA3AA, <int, Color>{
50: Color(0xFFEBEDEE),
100: Color(0xFFE1E3E6),
200: Color(0xFFD7DADD),
300: Color(0xFFC4C8CC),
400: Color(0xFFB0B5BB),
500: Color(0xFF9CA3AA),
600: Color(0xFF8C9399),
700: Color(0xFF6D7277),
800: Color(0xFF4E5255),
900: Color(0xFF2F3133),
});Swift / SwiftUI
import SwiftUI
extension Color {
/// #9ca3aa — Dark Gray
static let darkGray = Color(
red: 0.6118,
green: 0.6392,
blue: 0.6667
)
}
// UIKit
extension UIColor {
static let darkGray = UIColor(
red: 0.6118,
green: 0.6392,
blue: 0.6667,
alpha: 1.0
)
}Android
<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<resources>
<color name="dark_gray">#9CA3AA</color>
<color name="dark_gray_translucent">#809CA3AA</color>
</resources>
<!-- Jetpack Compose -->
val DarkGray = Color(0xFF9CA3AA)JavaScript
export const DARK_GRAY = {
hex: "#9ca3aa",
rgb: [156, 163, 170],
hsl: [210, 8, 64],
oklch: "oklch(71.2% 0.013 248.01)",
};JSON tokens
{
"$schema": "https://design-tokens.org/schema.json",
"dark-gray": {
"$type": "color",
"$value": "#9ca3aa",
"$description": "Dark Gray — generated by ColorVerse AI"
}
}