#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

Hue

Saturation

Brightness

0
0
66
Official nameDarkGray
Shade of Gray
Hex Code #A9A9A9
RGB Code rgb( 169 , 169 , 169)
RGB Code Percentagergb( 66.3% , 66.3% , 66.3% )
HSLhsl( 0 , 0% , 66% )
Complementary
Color
#565656


Variations of #A9A9A9

Lighter Shades

Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #A9A9A9 is the color #F6F6F6

DarkGray

#a9a9a9

Darker Shades

Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #101010.

DarkGray

#a9a9a9

Other Shades of Gray

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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

Black text
White text
div{ background: #A9A9A9;  }

div{ background: DarkGray; }

Colored text

With a white background or
with a dark background
div{ color: #A9A9A9;  }

div{ color: DarkGray; }

Border

#A9A9A9 colored border with a width of 3px
div{ border: 3px solid #A9A9A9;  }

div{ border: 3px solid DarkGray; }

Shadow

#A9A9A9 shadow colored
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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