Dark grey
#A9A9A9
Dark grey (#A9A9A9) is a light, neutral grey colour, neither warm nor cool. In RGB it is 169 red, 169 green and 169 blue; in HSL its hue is 0°, its saturation 0% and its lightness 66%. For print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black, though printed colours vary with paper and ink.
Grey is neutral and calm, the colour of balance. It makes a quiet background and lets brighter accent colours stand out.
Text on dark grey
White text on dark grey has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and fails; black text has 8.94:1 and passes AAA. Black text is the better choice on it. Check other pairs in the contrast checker.
White text · 2.35:1
Black text · 8.94:1
Tints and shades of dark grey
Colour palettes with dark grey
Brands with a dark grey logo
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Use dark grey in CSS
.button {
background-color: #A9A9A9;
color: #000000;
}Make a full Tailwind scale from it with the Tailwind shades generator, or see more shades of grey.