Why is DarkGray lighter than Gray?

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Simple curiosity here, tinged with some practical concerns because I get caught out by this occasionally.

How come Color.DarkGray is lighter than Color.Gray?

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W3C Grays
Nine assigned names where the R, G, and B values are numerically equal:

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