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#939196

#939196 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#939196 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 57.65% red, 56.86% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2% cyan, 3.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 264°, with 2.33% saturation and 57.84% 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 6.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 4.38.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2866

Complementary

  1. #939196
  2. #949691

Split complementary

  1. #939196
  2. #969591
  3. #919691

Analogous

  1. #919196
  2. #939196
  3. #959196

Triadic

  1. #939196
  2. #969391
  3. #919693

Tetradic

  1. #939196
  2. #969194
  3. #949691
  4. #919693

Square

  1. #939196
  2. #969191
  3. #949691
  4. #919695

Monochromatic

  1. #474549
  2. #6d6b70
  3. #939196
  4. #b9b8bb
  5. #e0dfe1

Shades

#939196 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #939196
  2. #848387
  3. #767478
  4. #676669
  5. #58575a
  6. #4a494b
  7. #3b3a3c
  8. #2c2c2d
  9. #1d1d1e
  10. #0f0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#939196 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #939196
  2. #9e9ca1
  3. #a9a7ab
  4. #b3b2b6
  5. #bebdc0
  6. #c9c8cb
  7. #d4d3d5
  8. #dfdee0
  9. #e9e9ea
  10. #f4f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#939196 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #939196
  2. #918f94
  3. #8f8e92
  4. #8d8c8f
  5. #8b8a8d
  6. #8a898b
  7. #888789
  8. #868587
  9. #848384
  10. #828282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #929193 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #909296 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #919296 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #939293 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #919196 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #929196 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #939194 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-939196 {
  color: #939196;
}
Background
.bg-939196 {
  background-color: #939196;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-939196 {
  border: 2px solid #939196;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #939196;
  --color-primary-rgb: 147 145 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 2% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-939196 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #939196, #959196);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-939196 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(147 145 150 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 4.38 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.63 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.11 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.11 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.91 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.91 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.89 #6c6e69 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#939196  rgb(147, 145, 150)  hsl(264, 2%, 58%)  Taupe Gray
#949691  rgb(148, 150, 145)  hsl(84, 2%, 58%)  Battleship Gray
#969391  rgb(150, 147, 145)  hsl(24, 2%, 58%)  Battleship Gray
#919693  rgb(145, 150, 147)  hsl(144, 2%, 58%)  Battleship Gray