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#949593

#949593 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#949593 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 57.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.34% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 0.93% saturation and 58.04% 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 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 5.86.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.299

Complementary

  1. #949593
  2. #949395

Split complementary

  1. #949593
  2. #939395
  3. #959395

Analogous

  1. #959593
  2. #949593
  3. #939593

Triadic

  1. #949593
  2. #939495
  3. #959394

Tetradic

  1. #949593
  2. #939594
  3. #949395
  4. #959394

Square

  1. #949593
  2. #939595
  3. #949395
  4. #959393

Monochromatic

  1. #484847
  2. #6e6f6d
  3. #949593
  4. #babbba
  5. #e1e1e0

Shades

#949593 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #949593
  2. #858684
  3. #767776
  4. #686867
  5. #595958
  6. #4a4b4a
  7. #3b3c3b
  8. #2c2d2c
  9. #1e1e1d
  10. #0f0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#949593 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #949593
  2. #9fa09e
  3. #a9aaa9
  4. #b4b5b3
  5. #bfbfbe
  6. #cacac9
  7. #d4d5d4
  8. #dfdfdf
  9. #eaeae9
  10. #f4f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#949593 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #949593
  2. #929391
  3. #90918f
  4. #8e8f8d
  5. #8c8d8b
  6. #8a8b8a
  7. #888888
  8. #868686
  9. #848484
  10. #828282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #949594 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #959593 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #959593 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #949594 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #959593 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #959593 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #949594 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-949593 {
  color: #949593;
}
Background
.bg-949593 {
  background-color: #949593;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-949593 {
  border: 2px solid #949593;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #949593;
  --color-primary-rgb: 148 149 147;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 1% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-949593 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #949593, #939593);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-949593 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(148 149 147 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 5.86 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.44 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.44 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.40 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.40 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.52 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.23 #6b6a6c Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#949593  rgb(148, 149, 147)  hsl(90, 1%, 58%)  Battleship Gray
#949395  rgb(148, 147, 149)  hsl(270, 1%, 58%)  Taupe Gray
#939495  rgb(147, 148, 149)  hsl(210, 1%, 58%)  Battleship Gray
#959394  rgb(149, 147, 148)  hsl(330, 1%, 58%)  Taupe Gray