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#939699

#939699 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#939699 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, 58.82% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.92% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 2.86% saturation and 58.82% 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 7.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 6.3.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3032

Complementary

  1. #939699
  2. #999693

Split complementary

  1. #939699
  2. #999393
  3. #999993

Analogous

  1. #939999
  2. #939699
  3. #939399

Triadic

  1. #939699
  2. #999396
  3. #969993

Tetradic

  1. #939699
  2. #969399
  3. #999693
  4. #969993

Square

  1. #939699
  2. #999399
  3. #999693
  4. #939993

Monochromatic

  1. #47494c
  2. #6d7073
  3. #939699
  4. #babcbe
  5. #e2e2e3

Shades

#939699 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #939699
  2. #84878a
  3. #76787a
  4. #67696b
  5. #585a5c
  6. #4a4b4d
  7. #3b3c3d
  8. #2c2d2e
  9. #1d1e1f
  10. #0f0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#939699 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #939699
  2. #9ea1a3
  3. #a9abad
  4. #b3b6b8
  5. #bec0c2
  6. #c9cbcc
  7. #d4d5d6
  8. #dfe0e0
  9. #e9eaeb
  10. #f4f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#939699 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #939699
  2. #919497
  3. #8f9294
  4. #8d8f92
  5. #8b8d8f
  6. #8a8b8d
  7. #88898a
  8. #868788
  9. #848485
  10. #828283
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #959697 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #959699 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #949599 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #929797 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #949699 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #949699 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #929698 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-939699 {
  color: #939699;
}
Background
.bg-939699 {
  background-color: #939699;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-939699 {
  border: 2px solid #939699;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #939699;
  --color-primary-rgb: 147 150 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 3% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-939699 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #939699, #939399);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-939699 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(147 150 153 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.30 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.30 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.81 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.20 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.84 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.84 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.04 #6c6966 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#939699  rgb(147, 150, 153)  hsl(210, 3%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#999693  rgb(153, 150, 147)  hsl(30, 3%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#999396  rgb(153, 147, 150)  hsl(330, 3%, 59%)  Taupe Gray
#969993  rgb(150, 153, 147)  hsl(90, 3%, 59%)  Dark Gray