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#949394

#949394 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#949394 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, 57.65% green and 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.96% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 0.47% 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 6.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 5.54.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.293

Complementary

  1. #949394
  2. #939493

Split complementary

  1. #949394
  2. #939493
  3. #939493

Analogous

  1. #939394
  2. #949394
  3. #949393

Triadic

  1. #949394
  2. #949493
  3. #939494

Tetradic

  1. #949394
  2. #949393
  3. #939493
  4. #939494

Square

  1. #949394
  2. #949393
  3. #939493
  4. #939394

Monochromatic

  1. #474747
  2. #6e6d6e
  3. #949394
  4. #bab9ba
  5. #e0e0e0

Shades

#949394 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #949394
  2. #858485
  3. #767676
  4. #686768
  5. #595859
  6. #4a4a4a
  7. #3b3b3b
  8. #2c2c2c
  9. #1e1d1e
  10. #0f0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#949394 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #949394
  2. #9f9e9f
  3. #a9a9a9
  4. #b4b3b4
  5. #bfbebf
  6. #cac9ca
  7. #d4d4d4
  8. #dfdfdf
  9. #eae9ea
  10. #f4f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#949394 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #949394
  2. #929192
  3. #908f90
  4. #8e8d8e
  5. #8c8b8c
  6. #8a8a8a
  7. #888888
  8. #868686
  9. #848484
  10. #828282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #949394 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #939394 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #939394 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #949393 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #939394 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #939394 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #949394 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-949394 {
  color: #949394;
}
Background
.bg-949394 {
  background-color: #949394;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-949394 {
  border: 2px solid #949394;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #949394;
  --color-primary-rgb: 148 147 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 0% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-949394 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #949394, #949393);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-949394 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(148 147 148 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 5.54 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 5.75 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.79 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.79 #808080 Gray ΔE 6.88 #808080 Grey ΔE 6.88 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.39 #6b6c6b Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#949394  rgb(148, 147, 148)  hsl(300, 0%, 58%)  Taupe Gray
#939493  rgb(147, 148, 147)  hsl(120, 0%, 58%)  Battleship Gray
#949493  rgb(148, 148, 147)  hsl(60, 0%, 58%)  Battleship Gray
#939494  rgb(147, 148, 148)  hsl(180, 0%, 58%)  Battleship Gray