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#949595

#949595 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#949595 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 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 0.47% saturation and 58.24% 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 6.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 5.99.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2996

Complementary

  1. #949595
  2. #959494

Split complementary

  1. #949595
  2. #959495
  3. #959594

Analogous

  1. #949595
  2. #949595
  3. #949595

Triadic

  1. #949595
  2. #959495
  3. #959594

Tetradic

  1. #949595
  2. #949495
  3. #959494
  4. #959594

Square

  1. #949595
  2. #959495
  3. #959494
  4. #959594

Monochromatic

  1. #484848
  2. #6e6f6f
  3. #949595
  4. #babbbb
  5. #e1e1e1

Shades

#949595 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #949595
  2. #858686
  3. #767777
  4. #686868
  5. #595959
  6. #4a4b4b
  7. #3b3c3c
  8. #2c2d2d
  9. #1e1e1e
  10. #0f0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#949595 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #949595
  2. #9fa0a0
  3. #a9aaaa
  4. #b4b5b5
  5. #bfbfbf
  6. #cacaca
  7. #d4d5d5
  8. #dfdfdf
  9. #eaeaea
  10. #f4f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#949595 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #949595
  2. #929393
  3. #909191
  4. #8e8f8f
  5. #8c8d8d
  6. #8a8b8b
  7. #888888
  8. #868686
  9. #848484
  10. #828282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #949595 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #959595 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #959595 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #949595 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #959595 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #949595 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #949595 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-949595 {
  color: #949595;
}
Background
.bg-949595 {
  background-color: #949595;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-949595 {
  border: 2px solid #949595;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #949595;
  --color-primary-rgb: 148 149 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 0% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-949595 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #949595, #949595);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-949595 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(148 149 149 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 5.99 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.26 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.26 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.85 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.34 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.34 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.31 #6b6a6a Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#949595  rgb(148, 149, 149)  hsl(180, 0%, 58%)  Battleship Gray
#959494  rgb(149, 148, 148)  hsl(0, 0%, 58%)  Battleship Gray
#959495  rgb(149, 148, 149)  hsl(300, 0%, 58%)  Taupe Gray
#959594  rgb(149, 149, 148)  hsl(60, 0%, 58%)  Battleship Gray