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dark-gray

dark-gray

7 1.0
A very deep grey color that reflects little light
  • adjective
  • /dɑrk ɡreɪ/
  • US
translation icon : gris oscuro
  • I prefer the dark-gray sweater because it goes well with everything in my wardrobe.
  • a dark-gray suit
  • dark gray clay

So you kind of have like a mainly dark grey, light grey contrast.

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Examples

  • The sleek, dark-gray car stood out beautifully against the snowy landscape.

  • I have light gray, medium gray, dark gray.

  • This model has this like dark Gray on the inside.

  • But I kinda like the dark gray one.

  • And then this third one is with the dark Gray, and it is the closest value match to the green out of the three.

  • How do you feel about dark Gray text on dark Gray keys, Norm?

  • The first dark grey, the second pink and the third light grey.

  • So you kind of have like a mainly dark grey, light grey contrast.

  • To the northwest, all was dark gray shot through with streaks of brown.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Beyond the gate to his cage was a spotless, dark gray concrete floor.

    Fiction book (1999)

Synonyms

gray
vsdark-gray
  • US
321 1.0

A color between black and white like a cloudy sky

is a darker, less reflective version than general intermediate shades
steel gray
vsdark-gray
  • US
2 3.5

A dark grey color with a slight blue or purple tone

is a dark grey without the metallic bluish tint
charcoal gray
vsdark-gray
  • US
1 3.1

A very dark gray like the color of charcoal

is less extremely dark and emphasizes lower reflectivity
slate-gray
vsdark-gray
  • US
1 4.8

A dark blue-gray color like a wet stone or a storm sky

is a plain deep grey without the specific bluish rock resemblance
gray-black
vsdark-gray
  • US
1 3.1

A dark color that is black with a little grey

is a deep grey rather than an almost totally dark color
iron-gray
vsdark-gray
  • US
1 3.9

A dark grey color like iron

is darker and matte rather than specifically steely or metallic in tone
Oxford gray
vsdark-gray
  • US
7.7

A very dark gray color often used for suits, coats, and paint

is a general deep grey rather than tied to academic clothing use
blackish-gray
vsdark-gray
3.5

A dark gray color that looks almost black

is a dark grey shade rather than a tone close to total darkness
slaty-gray
vsdark-gray
7.0

A dark gray color like the stone slate

is a deep grey without the mineral texture or bluish hint
Oxford-gray
vsdark-gray
  • US
6.7

A dark blue-gray color often used for suits and uniforms

is a deep grey without the clothing association or formal connotation
Davy's gray
vsdark-gray
  • Archaic
9.9

A dark color with a little purple or blue used in painting

is a plain dark grey without the bluish or purplish artistic tint
Payne's gray
vsdark-gray
  • Specialized
9.5

A dark blue-grey color artists use in painting

is a general deep grey, not specifically an artist's bluish pigment
grayish-black
vsdark-gray
  • US
3.2

A very dark color that looks like black with a little grey

is a dark grey rather than being chiefly a near-total dark tone

How Dark

charcoal gray
  • US
1 3.1
dark-gray
  • US
7 1.0
gray
  • US
321 1.0

Surface Forms

dark-gray positive
darker-gray comparative
darkest-gray superlative

Morphology

dark-gray = dark + gray (transparent) = dark + gray

A straightforward compound of 'dark' + 'gray' meaning a darker shade of gray, directly inferable from the components.

Etymology

Dark-gray is simply two words joined: dark meaning 'little light' and gray meaning 'the color between black and white'. So dark-gray means a deeper, less shiny shade of gray, closer to black, which is why we call a suit, car, or cloud dark-gray when it looks heavier or more serious.