Dark Gray

About Dark Gray

Dark Gray is the hex color #A9A9A9, which translates to rgb(169, 169, 169) in RGB and hsl(0, 0%, 66%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 0 degrees, with a saturation of 0 percent and a lightness of 66 percent. Dark Gray is close to neutral, which makes it a structural color for text, borders and surfaces rather than an accent.

How Dark Gray compares

Dark Gray is exactly the CSS keyword darkgray, so you can write the keyword instead of the hex and get an identical result. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is neutral-400 (#A1A1A1), at a distance of 3.0. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Silver at 8.5. Sorted by lightness, Dark Gray is number 17 of the 37 neutral colors here.

Text on Dark Gray

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Dark Gray, led by Ink black at 8.14:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Dark Gray already loaded as the background.

Building a palette around Dark Gray

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Dark Gray for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.