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#9490A0

#9490a0 ≈ Cool Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9490a0 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.04% red, 56.47% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.5% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 255°, with 7.77% saturation and 59.61% 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 6.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 5.36.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2878

Complementary

  1. #9490a0
  2. #9ca090

Split complementary

  1. #9490a0
  2. #a09c90
  3. #94a090

Analogous

  1. #9094a0
  2. #9490a0
  3. #9c90a0

Triadic

  1. #9490a0
  2. #a09490
  3. #90a094

Tetradic

  1. #9490a0
  2. #a0909c
  3. #9ca090
  4. #90a094

Square

  1. #9490a0
  2. #a09094
  3. #9ca090
  4. #90a09c

Monochromatic

  1. #494651
  2. #6d697b
  3. #9490a0
  4. #bcb9c3
  5. #e3e2e7

Shades

#9490a0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9490a0
  2. #858290
  3. #767380
  4. #686570
  5. #595660
  6. #4a4850
  7. #3b3a40
  8. #2c2b30
  9. #1e1d20
  10. #0f0e10
  11. #000000

Tints

#9490a0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9490a0
  2. #9f9baa
  3. #a9a6b3
  4. #b4b1bd
  5. #bfbcc6
  6. #cac8d0
  7. #d4d3d9
  8. #dfdee3
  9. #eae9ec
  10. #f4f4f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9490a0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9490a0
  2. #928e9d
  3. #908d9a
  4. #8e8b96
  5. #8c8a93
  6. #8a8890
  7. #88868d
  8. #86858a
  9. #848386
  10. #828283
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #939198 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d92a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e929f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #929295 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9091a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9091a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #93919a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9490a0 {
  color: #9490a0;
}
Background
.bg-9490a0 {
  background-color: #9490a0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9490a0 {
  border: 2px solid #9490a0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9490a0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 148 144 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 8% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9490a0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9490a0, #9c90a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9490a0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(148 144 160 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 5.36 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.68 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.81 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.07 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.67 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.67 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.86 #6b6f5f Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#9490a0  rgb(148, 144, 160)  hsl(255, 8%, 60%)  Cool Gray
#9ca090  rgb(156, 160, 144)  hsl(75, 8%, 60%)  Dark Gray
#a09490  rgb(160, 148, 144)  hsl(15, 8%, 60%)  Taupe Gray
#90a094  rgb(144, 160, 148)  hsl(135, 8%, 60%)  Ash Gray