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#939596

#939596 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#939596 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, 58.43% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2% cyan, 0.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 200°, with 1.41% saturation and 58.24% 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 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 6.11.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.299

Complementary

  1. #939596
  2. #969493

Split complementary

  1. #939596
  2. #969394
  3. #969693

Analogous

  1. #939696
  2. #939596
  3. #939496

Triadic

  1. #939596
  2. #969395
  3. #959693

Tetradic

  1. #939596
  2. #949396
  3. #969493
  4. #959693

Square

  1. #939596
  2. #969396
  3. #969493
  4. #949693

Monochromatic

  1. #474849
  2. #6d6f70
  3. #939596
  4. #babbbc
  5. #e1e1e1

Shades

#939596 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #939596
  2. #848687
  3. #767778
  4. #676869
  5. #58595a
  6. #4a4b4b
  7. #3b3c3c
  8. #2c2d2d
  9. #1d1e1e
  10. #0f0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#939596 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #939596
  2. #9ea0a1
  3. #a9aaab
  4. #b3b5b6
  5. #bebfc0
  6. #c9cacb
  7. #d4d5d5
  8. #dfdfe0
  9. #e9eaea
  10. #f4f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#939596 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #939596
  2. #919394
  3. #8f9192
  4. #8d8f8f
  5. #8b8d8d
  6. #8a8b8b
  7. #888889
  8. #868687
  9. #848484
  10. #828282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #949595 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #949596 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #949496 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #929595 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #949596 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #949596 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #939596 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-939596 {
  color: #939596;
}
Background
.bg-939596 {
  background-color: #939596;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-939596 {
  border: 2px solid #939596;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #939596;
  --color-primary-rgb: 147 149 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 1% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-939596 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #939596, #939496);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-939596 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(147 149 150 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.11 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.37 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.37 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.97 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.35 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.35 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.72 #6c6a69 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#939596  rgb(147, 149, 150)  hsl(200, 1%, 58%)  Battleship Gray
#969493  rgb(150, 148, 147)  hsl(20, 1%, 58%)  Battleship Gray
#969395  rgb(150, 147, 149)  hsl(320, 1%, 58%)  Taupe Gray
#959693  rgb(149, 150, 147)  hsl(80, 1%, 58%)  Battleship Gray