Monogreymid

HSL

309° · 6% · 59%

Dim Slate Obelisk

#9d909b

Notes

Dim Slate Obelisk (#9D909B) is a balanced neutral with a mono character. It's a grayscale value, at home in typography, dividers, and the structural layer beneath stronger colors. Its HSL profile (309°, 6%, 59%) places it in the muted band at a mid lightness. It works well as secondary text, borders, and placeholder states. A reliable middle gray that reads cleanly in either light or dark contexts. Pair it with almost any saturated accent. It's built to sit underneath or behind stronger colors without fighting them.

HEX

#9d909b

RGB

rgb(157, 144, 155)

HSL

hsl(309, 6%, 59%)

HWB

hwb(309 56% 38%)

OKLCH

oklch(66.8% 0.022 330.8)

HSV

hsv(309, 8%, 62%)

LAB

lab(61.20% 6.87 -4.06)

LCH

lch(61.20% 7.98 329.45)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8%, 1%, 38%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

#808080

W3C CSS namedGrayΔE 11.03

#aa98a9

CuratedRose quartzΔE 5.22

#947e94

xkcd surveyPurpley GreyΔE 9.31

Variations

Click any swatch to explore

Tints & shades · lightness

-5#2c282b -4#413b40 -3#564f55 -2#6d646c -1#857a83 BASE#9d909b +1#aea3ad +2#c0b7be +3#d1cbd0 +4#e4e0e3 +5#f6f5f6

Tones · saturation

BASE#9d909b -1#9b919a -2#9a9298 -3#989397 -4#969496 -5#949494

Hues · rotation

-150#879995 -120#86999c -90#8997a1 -60#8f94a3 -30#9792a0 BASE#9d909b +30#a18f94 +60#a2908d +90#9f9287 +120#9a9486 +150#929788

Temperatures · cool ← → warm

-3#86999c -2#8b96a2 -1#9493a2 BASE#9d909b +1#a08f96 +2#a28f91 +3#a2908d

Harmonies

Complementary

Dim Slate Obelisk#9d909b Pale Slate Gravel#8b998e

Analogous

Steely Slate Ash#9792a0 Dim Slate Obelisk#9d909b Ruby Overcast#a18f94

Triadic

Dim Slate Obelisk#9d909b Chalky Honey Suede#9a9486 Faded Aqua Pebble#86999c

Split Complementary

Dim Slate Obelisk#9d909b Steely Slate Sleet#929788 Cool Jade Shadow#879995

Tetradic

Dim Slate Obelisk#9d909b Washed Ruby Sand#a2908d Pale Slate Gravel#8b998e Faded Aqua Pebble#86999c

Square

Dim Slate Obelisk#9d909b Chalky Ember Mist#9f9287 Pale Slate Gravel#8b998e Washed Sapphire Haze#8997a1

Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#9d909b

Original

#90939b

Protanopia

#92949b

Deuteranopia

#9e9194

Tritanopia

#949494

Achromatopsia

WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).

AA Largeon White

3.05:1

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).

AAon Black

6.90:1