CSS named color

Dark Gray #A9A9A9

Also known as Darkgrey

Dark Gray is a neutral gray. Below: every color format, WCAG contrast against black and white, its tints, shades and tones, and the harmonies that pair with it.

Color values

Contrast & accessibility

WCAG contrast ratio of Dark Gray used as a foreground on white and black backgrounds.

Aa The quick brown fox

2.35:1

On white

AA ✕ AAA ✕ AA Large ✕

Aa The quick brown fox

8.94:1

On black

AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large ✓

Tints, shades & tones

Systematic variations of Dark Gray — click any swatch to copy its hex.

Tintsmixed toward white

Shadesmixed toward black

Tonesmixed toward gray

Color harmonies

Palettes built from Dark Gray by rotating its hue. Each swatch links to its closest named color.

Complementary

#A9A9A9 ≈ Silver #A8A8A8 ≈ Dark Gray

Analogous

#A8A8A8 ≈ Dark Gray #A9A9A9 ≈ Silver #A8A8A8 ≈ Dark Gray

Triadic

#A9A9A9 ≈ Silver #A8A8A8 ≈ Dark Gray #A8A8A8 ≈ Dark Gray

Split-complementary

#A9A9A9 ≈ Silver #A8A8A8 ≈ Dark Gray #A8A8A8 ≈ Dark Gray

Tetradic

#A9A9A9 ≈ Silver #A8A8A8 ≈ Dark Gray #A8A8A8 ≈ Dark Gray #A8A8A8 ≈ Dark Gray

Use Dark Gray in your stack

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

Works for any property: text-[#a9a9a9], border-[#a9a9a9].

CSS custom property

Reference it anywhere with var(--color).

Build a full theme

Turn Dark Gray into a complete shadcn/ui palette — light & dark, contrast-checked, one-command install.

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Similar named colors

Silver #C0C0C0 Dark Sea Green #8FBC8F Rosy Brown #BC8F8F Tan #D2B48C Light Steel Blue #B0C4DE Dark Khaki #BDB76B

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