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#949596

#949596 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#949596 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 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.33% cyan, 0.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 0.94% saturation and 58.43% 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 7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 6.15.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2999

Complementary

  1. #949596
  2. #969594

Split complementary

  1. #949596
  2. #969494
  3. #969694

Analogous

  1. #949696
  2. #949596
  3. #949496

Triadic

  1. #949596
  2. #969495
  3. #959694

Tetradic

  1. #949596
  2. #959496
  3. #969594
  4. #959694

Square

  1. #949596
  2. #969496
  3. #969594
  4. #949694

Monochromatic

  1. #484849
  2. #6e6f70
  3. #949596
  4. #bbbbbc
  5. #e1e1e2

Shades

#949596 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #949596
  2. #858687
  3. #767778
  4. #686869
  5. #59595a
  6. #4a4b4b
  7. #3b3c3c
  8. #2c2d2d
  9. #1e1e1e
  10. #0f0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#949596 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #949596
  2. #9fa0a1
  3. #a9aaab
  4. #b4b5b6
  5. #bfbfc0
  6. #cacacb
  7. #d4d5d5
  8. #dfdfe0
  9. #eaeaea
  10. #f4f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#949596 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #949596
  2. #929394
  3. #909192
  4. #8e8f8f
  5. #8c8d8d
  6. #8a8b8b
  7. #888889
  8. #868687
  9. #848484
  10. #828282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #959595 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #959596 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #949596 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #949595 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #949596 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #949596 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #949596 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-949596 {
  color: #949596;
}
Background
.bg-949596 {
  background-color: #949596;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-949596 {
  border: 2px solid #949596;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #949596;
  --color-primary-rgb: 148 149 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 1% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-949596 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #949596, #949496);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-949596 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(148 149 150 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.15 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.25 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.25 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.62 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.37 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.37 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.96 #6b6a69 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#949596  rgb(148, 149, 150)  hsl(210, 1%, 58%)  Battleship Gray
#969594  rgb(150, 149, 148)  hsl(30, 1%, 58%)  Battleship Gray
#969495  rgb(150, 148, 149)  hsl(330, 1%, 58%)  Taupe Gray
#959694  rgb(149, 150, 148)  hsl(90, 1%, 58%)  Dark Gray