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#949591

#949591 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#949591 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, 58.43% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.68% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 75°, with 1.85% saturation and 57.65% 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 6.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 5.93.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2984

Complementary

  1. #949591
  2. #929195

Split complementary

  1. #949591
  2. #919295
  3. #949195

Analogous

  1. #959491
  2. #949591
  3. #929591

Triadic

  1. #949591
  2. #919495
  3. #959194

Tetradic

  1. #949591
  2. #919592
  3. #929195
  4. #959194

Square

  1. #949591
  2. #919594
  3. #929195
  4. #959192

Monochromatic

  1. #474845
  2. #6e6f6b
  3. #949591
  4. #babbb8
  5. #e0e0df

Shades

#949591 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #949591
  2. #858683
  3. #767774
  4. #686866
  5. #595957
  6. #4a4b49
  7. #3b3c3a
  8. #2c2d2c
  9. #1e1e1d
  10. #0f0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#949591 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #949591
  2. #9fa09c
  3. #a9aaa7
  4. #b4b5b2
  5. #bfbfbd
  6. #cacac8
  7. #d4d5d3
  8. #dfdfde
  9. #eaeae9
  10. #f4f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#949591 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #949591
  2. #92938f
  3. #90918e
  4. #8e8f8c
  5. #8c8d8a
  6. #8a8b89
  7. #888887
  8. #868685
  9. #848483
  10. #828282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #949593 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #969491 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #969591 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #949494 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #959591 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #959591 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #949593 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-949591 {
  color: #949591;
}
Background
.bg-949591 {
  background-color: #949591;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-949591 {
  border: 2px solid #949591;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #949591;
  --color-primary-rgb: 148 149 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 2% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-949591 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #949591, #929591);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-949591 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(148 149 145 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 5.93 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.79 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.79 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.63 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.63 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.28 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 11.73 #6b6a6e Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#949591  rgb(148, 149, 145)  hsl(75, 2%, 58%)  Battleship Gray
#929195  rgb(146, 145, 149)  hsl(255, 2%, 58%)  Taupe Gray
#919495  rgb(145, 148, 149)  hsl(195, 2%, 58%)  Battleship Gray
#959194  rgb(149, 145, 148)  hsl(315, 2%, 58%)  Taupe Gray