#A9A9A9 - DarkGray
The hexadecimal color code #A9A9A9 corresponds to the color "DarkGray" , which is a shade of Gray. This color is a combination of red (at 0,66 level), green (at 0,66 level) and blue (at 0,66 level). Its brightness is 66% and its saturation is 0%. It is composed of red at 33%, green at 33% and blue at 33%.
Features
Variations of #A9A9A9
Lighter Shades
Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #A9A9A9 is the color #F6F6F6
Darker Shades
Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #101010.
Other Shades of Gray
Examples of other colors within the Gray spectrum .
Color Palettes
The complementary color #565656 is the color exactly opposite to #A9A9A9 on the color wheel. The triadic palette is created by selecting two colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel.
Complementary color palette
DarkGray
#A9A9A9
Triadic palette
Uses of #A9A9A9 in CSS
When using #A9A9A9 as the background color, consider selecting a darker text color for improved readability. If you want to use #A9A9A9 as the text color, prefer a dark background, such as Black.
You can replace the color code #A9A9A9 with its official name: DarkGray. You can then write in CSS "background: DarkGray " for a background of #A9A9A9.
#A9A9A9 as background color
div{ background: #A9A9A9; }
div{ background: DarkGray; }
Colored text
div{ color: #A9A9A9; }
div{ color: DarkGray; }
Border
div{ border: 3px solid #A9A9A9; }
div{ border: 3px solid DarkGray; }
Shadow
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #A9A9A9; }
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px DarkGray; }
Note:
In CSS, the color code #A9A9A9 can be replaced with its official name "".
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