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#9197A4

#9197a4 ≈ Cool Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9197a4 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.86% red, 59.22% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.59% cyan, 7.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 221.05°, with 9.45% saturation and 60.59% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 5.6.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3083

Complementary

  1. #9197a4
  2. #a49e91

Split complementary

  1. #9197a4
  2. #a49591
  3. #a1a491

Analogous

  1. #91a1a4
  2. #9197a4
  3. #9591a4

Triadic

  1. #9197a4
  2. #a49197
  3. #97a491

Tetradic

  1. #9197a4
  2. #9e91a4
  3. #a49e91
  4. #97a491

Square

  1. #9197a4
  2. #a491a1
  3. #a49e91
  4. #91a495

Monochromatic

  1. #474b55
  2. #69707f
  3. #9197a4
  4. #bbbfc7
  5. #e5e6e9

Shades

#9197a4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9197a4
  2. #838894
  3. #747983
  4. #666a73
  5. #575b62
  6. #494c52
  7. #3a3c42
  8. #2c2d31
  9. #1d1e21
  10. #0f0f10
  11. #000000

Tints

#9197a4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9197a4
  2. #9ca1ad
  3. #a7acb6
  4. #b2b6bf
  5. #bdc1c8
  6. #c8cbd2
  7. #d3d5db
  8. #dee0e4
  9. #e9eaed
  10. #f4f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9197a4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9197a4
  2. #8f95a0
  3. #8e929d
  4. #8c9099
  5. #8a8e96
  6. #898c92
  7. #87898e
  8. #85878b
  9. #838587
  10. #828284
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94979c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9398a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9296a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8d999b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9297a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9196a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e989f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9197a4 {
  color: #9197a4;
}
Background
.bg-9197a4 {
  background-color: #9197a4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9197a4 {
  border: 2px solid #9197a4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9197a4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 145 151 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 9% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9197a4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9197a4, #9591a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9197a4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(145 151 164 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 5.60 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 7.21 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 7.21 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.56 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.56 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.63 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.58 #6e685b Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#9197a4  rgb(145, 151, 164)  hsl(221, 9%, 61%)  Cool Gray
#a49e91  rgb(164, 158, 145)  hsl(41, 9%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#a49197  rgb(164, 145, 151)  hsl(341, 9%, 61%)  Rose Quartz
#97a491  rgb(151, 164, 145)  hsl(101, 9%, 61%)  Ash Gray