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#949493

#949493 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#949493 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, 58.04% green and 57.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.68% yellow and 41.96% black. Its hue angle is 60°, 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 6.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 5.63.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2958

Complementary

  1. #949493
  2. #939394

Split complementary

  1. #949493
  2. #939394
  3. #939394

Analogous

  1. #949393
  2. #949493
  3. #939493

Triadic

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

Tetradic

  1. #949493
  2. #939493
  3. #939394
  4. #949394

Square

  1. #949493
  2. #939493
  3. #939394
  4. #949393

Monochromatic

  1. #474747
  2. #6e6e6d
  3. #949493
  4. #babab9
  5. #e0e0e0

Shades

#949493 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #949493
  2. #858584
  3. #767676
  4. #686867
  5. #595958
  6. #4a4a4a
  7. #3b3b3b
  8. #2c2c2c
  9. #1e1e1d
  10. #0f0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#949493 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #949493
  2. #9f9f9e
  3. #a9a9a9
  4. #b4b4b3
  5. #bfbfbe
  6. #cacac9
  7. #d4d4d4
  8. #dfdfdf
  9. #eaeae9
  10. #f4f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#949493 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #949493
  2. #929291
  3. #90908f
  4. #8e8e8d
  5. #8c8c8b
  6. #8a8a8a
  7. #888888
  8. #868686
  9. #848484
  10. #828282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #949494 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #949493 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #949493 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #949494 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #949493 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #949493 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #949493 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-949493 {
  color: #949493;
}
Background
.bg-949493 {
  background-color: #949493;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-949493 {
  border: 2px solid #949493;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #949493;
  --color-primary-rgb: 148 148 147;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 0% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-949493 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #949493, #939493);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-949493 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(148 148 147 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 5.63 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.54 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.54 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.62 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.06 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.06 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.86 #6b6b6c Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#949493  rgb(148, 148, 147)  hsl(60, 0%, 58%)  Battleship Gray
#939394  rgb(147, 147, 148)  hsl(240, 0%, 58%)  Battleship Gray
#939494  rgb(147, 148, 148)  hsl(180, 0%, 58%)  Battleship Gray
#949394  rgb(148, 147, 148)  hsl(300, 0%, 58%)  Taupe Gray