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#9495A6

#9495a6 ≈ Cool Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9495a6 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 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.84% cyan, 10.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 236.67°, with 9.18% saturation and 61.57% 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 7.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 3.8.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3054

Complementary

  1. #9495a6
  2. #a6a594

Split complementary

  1. #9495a6
  2. #a69c94
  3. #9ea694

Analogous

  1. #949ea6
  2. #9495a6
  3. #9c94a6

Triadic

  1. #9495a6
  2. #a69495
  3. #95a694

Tetradic

  1. #9495a6
  2. #a594a6
  3. #a6a594
  4. #95a694

Square

  1. #9495a6
  2. #a6949e
  3. #a6a594
  4. #94a69c

Monochromatic

  1. #494a58
  2. #6c6d82
  3. #9495a6
  4. #bebec9
  5. #e8e8eb

Shades

#9495a6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9495a6
  2. #858695
  3. #767785
  4. #686874
  5. #595964
  6. #4a4b53
  7. #3b3c42
  8. #2c2d32
  9. #1e1e21
  10. #0f0f11
  11. #000000

Tints

#9495a6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9495a6
  2. #9fa0af
  3. #a9aab8
  4. #b4b5c1
  5. #bfbfca
  6. #cacad3
  7. #d4d5db
  8. #dfdfe4
  9. #eaeaed
  10. #f4f4f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9495a6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9495a6
  2. #9293a2
  3. #90919e
  4. #8e8f9b
  5. #8c8d97
  6. #8a8b93
  7. #88888f
  8. #86868b
  9. #848488
  10. #828284
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95969d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9197a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9096a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #90989a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9296a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9295a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #92979f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9495a6 {
  color: #9495a6;
}
Background
.bg-9495a6 {
  background-color: #9495a6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9495a6 {
  border: 2px solid #9495a6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9495a6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 148 149 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 9% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9495a6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9495a6, #9c94a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9495a6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(148 149 166 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 3.80 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.28 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.31 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.30 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.30 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.66 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.10 #6b6a59 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#9495a6  rgb(148, 149, 166)  hsl(237, 9%, 62%)  Cool Gray
#a6a594  rgb(166, 165, 148)  hsl(57, 9%, 62%)  Dark Gray
#a69495  rgb(166, 148, 149)  hsl(357, 9%, 62%)  Rose Quartz
#95a694  rgb(149, 166, 148)  hsl(117, 9%, 62%)  Ash Gray