#A9B3B7 Dark Gray

rgb(169, 179, 183)

Color conversions

HEX
#A9B3B7
RGB
rgb(169, 179, 183)
RGBA
rgba(169, 179, 183, 1)
HSL
hsl(197, 9%, 69%)
HSV / HSB
hsv(197, 8%, 72%)
CMYK
cmyk(8%, 2%, 0%, 28%)

Wide-gamut spaces

XYZ
xyz(41.028, 44.094, 51.14)
LAB
lab(72.29 -2.69 -3.24)
LCH
lch(72.29 4.21 230.3)
OKLAB
oklab(76.01% -0.0091 -0.0087)
OKLCH
oklch(76.01% 0.0126 223.57)
Nearest name
Dark Gray

Shades, tints and tones

Shades

#9AA3A6#8A9296#7B8285#6C7274#5C6264#4D5153#3D4143#2E3132#1F2121#0F1011

Tints

#B1BABE#B9C1C4#C0C8CB#C8CFD1#D0D6D8#D8DCDE#E0E3E5#E8EAEB#EFF1F2#F7F8F8

Tones

#A5AEB2#A2AAAD#9EA5A8#9AA0A3#969C9E#939799#8F9394#8B8E8F#87898A#848585

Color harmonies

Complementary

#A9B3B7#B7ADA9

The hue directly opposite on the color wheel. Maximum contrast, ideal for a single accent against a dominant brand color.

Analogous

#A9B7AD#A9B7B4#A9B3B7#A9ACB7#ADA9B7

Neighbouring hues that share a temperature. The safest harmony for calm, cohesive interfaces.

Triadic

#A9B3B7#B7A9B3#B3B7A9

Three hues evenly spaced 120 degrees apart. Vibrant and balanced — use one as dominant and the other two sparingly.

Split Complementary

#A9B3B7#B7A9AC#B7B4A9

The complement split into two adjacent hues. Nearly the contrast of complementary with noticeably less tension.

Square (Tetradic)

#A9B3B7#B4A9B7#B7ADA9#ACB7A9

Four hues at 90-degree intervals. A rich set for illustration, data visualisation, and category coding.

Rectangle (Tetradic)

#A9B3B7#ADA9B7#B7ADA9#B3B7A9

Two complementary pairs offset by 60 degrees. Gives two warm and two cool options in one system.

Monochromatic

#FFFFFF#D5DADC#A9B3B7#7D8C92#566267

A single hue across five lightness levels. The foundation of most UI scales and the most accessible starting point.

Similar colors

Closest matches

#8B8D8D#878F92#829196#7E919B#798FA0#9D9F9F#99A1A3#96A2A7#92A2AB#8EA1AE#C1C2C2#BFC4C5

Opacity variations

#a9b3b71a

#a9b3b733

#a9b3b74d

#a9b3b766

#a9b3b780

#a9b3b799

#a9b3b7b3

#a9b3b7cc

#a9b3b7e6

#a9b3b7ff

Accessibility and contrast

On white

2.14:1

Body text Fail · Large text Fail

On black

9.82:1

Body text AAA · Large text AA

White-on-color contrast is 2.14:1.

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: #a9b3b7;
  --color-dark-gray-rgb: 169 179 183;
  --color-dark-gray-hsl: 197 9% 69%;
  --color-dark-gray-oklch: 76.01% 0.0126 223.57;
}

.element {
  color: #a9b3b7;
  background-color: hsl(197, 9%, 69%);
  border: 1px solid rgb(169 179 183 / 40%);
}

SCSS

$dark-gray: #a9b3b7;
$dark-gray-light: #d4d9db;
$dark-gray-dark: #555a5c;

.element {
  color: $dark-gray;
  background: rgba($dark-gray, 0.12);

  &:hover {
    color: darken($dark-gray, 8%);
  }
}

LESS

@dark-gray: #a9b3b7;
@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: #eef0f1;
  --color-dark-gray-100: #e5e8e9;
  --color-dark-gray-200: #dde1e2;
  --color-dark-gray-300: #cbd1d4;
  --color-dark-gray-400: #bac2c5;
  --color-dark-gray-500: #a9b3b7;
  --color-dark-gray-600: #98a1a5;
  --color-dark-gray-700: #767d80;
  --color-dark-gray-800: #555a5c;
  --color-dark-gray-900: #333637;
}

/* Usage */
<div class="bg-dark-gray-500 text-dark-gray-50 ring-dark-gray-600" />

/* Arbitrary value, no config needed */
<div class="bg-[#a9b3b7]" />

Bootstrap

// Bootstrap 5 — _variables.scss (before importing bootstrap)
$dark-gray: #a9b3b7;
$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(0xFFA9B3B7);

// As a MaterialColor swatch
const MaterialColor darkGraySwatch = MaterialColor(0xFFA9B3B7, <int, Color>{
  50: Color(0xFFEEF0F1),
  100: Color(0xFFE5E8E9),
  200: Color(0xFFDDE1E2),
  300: Color(0xFFCBD1D4),
  400: Color(0xFFBAC2C5),
  500: Color(0xFFA9B3B7),
  600: Color(0xFF98A1A5),
  700: Color(0xFF767D80),
  800: Color(0xFF555A5C),
  900: Color(0xFF333637),
});

Swift / SwiftUI

import SwiftUI

extension Color {
    /// #a9b3b7 — Dark Gray
    static let darkGray = Color(
        red: 0.6627,
        green: 0.702,
        blue: 0.7176
    )
}

// UIKit
extension UIColor {
    static let darkGray = UIColor(
        red: 0.6627,
        green: 0.702,
        blue: 0.7176,
        alpha: 1.0
    )
}

Android

<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<resources>
    <color name="dark_gray">#A9B3B7</color>
    <color name="dark_gray_translucent">#80A9B3B7</color>
</resources>

<!-- Jetpack Compose -->
val DarkGray = Color(0xFFA9B3B7)

JavaScript

export const DARK_GRAY = {
  hex: "#a9b3b7",
  rgb: [169, 179, 183],
  hsl: [197, 9, 69],
  oklch: "oklch(76.01% 0.0126 223.57)",
};

JSON tokens

{
  "$schema": "https://design-tokens.org/schema.json",
  "dark-gray": {
    "$type": "color",
    "$value": "#a9b3b7",
    "$description": "Dark Gray — generated by ColorVerse AI"
  }
}