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RAL 9023

Pearl Dark Grey

RAL 9023 Pearl Dark Grey is a pearlescent medium-dark grey that provides a deeper, more dramatic alternative to Pearl Light Grey. The metallic pigments create a refined, shifting surface that moves between cool grey and warm silver depending on the viewing angle and ambient light. Pearl Dark Grey is specified for premium automotive finishes, designer furniture, and sophisticated facade systems where a distinctive, high-value metallic grey adds depth and visual interest to contemporary design projects.

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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#7E8182
RGBrgb(126, 129, 130)
HSLhsl(195°, 2%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 49%)
Color Analysis
RGB Composition
R
126
G
129
B
130
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
3.9:1Fail
Black text
5.3:1Pass

WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 contrast for normal text. Results show this color as a background.

Spectrum & Perceptual Position

Hue Spectrum
60°120°180°240°300°360°
CIELAB a*b* Chromaticity
-4004080-4004080a* (Green ← → Red)b* (Blue ← → Yellow)
L* (Lightness)54
a* (Green-Red)-1
b* (Blue-Yellow)-1
L* (LCh)54
C* (Chroma)1
h° (Hue)226°

CIELAB is a perceptually uniform color space. Euclidean distance between two colors in this diagram closely matches human visual difference. The dot size shows your selected color; slightly larger dots are the nearest perceptual neighbors.

Color Harmonies

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Palette Generator

Select a harmony type, then press Space to reroll unlocked colors.

1 locked / 4 free

Reference + opposite hue with tonal variations

Reference
#2
Complementary
#4
Complementary
#5
Split Comp +
Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1.1:1
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1.7:1
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2.8:1
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1.8:1

Contrast ratios follow WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Green (≥4.5:1) passes AA for normal text. Amber (≥3:1) passes for large text only. Grey indicates low contrast.

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