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#949A94

#949a94 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#949a94 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, 60.39% green and 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.9% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 2.88% saturation and 59.22% 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 7.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 7.08.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3155

Complementary

  1. #949a94
  2. #9a949a

Split complementary

  1. #949a94
  2. #97949a
  3. #9a9497

Analogous

  1. #979a94
  2. #949a94
  3. #949a97

Triadic

  1. #949a94
  2. #94949a
  3. #9a9494

Tetradic

  1. #949a94
  2. #949a9a
  3. #9a949a
  4. #9a9494

Square

  1. #949a94
  2. #94979a
  3. #9a949a
  4. #9a9794

Monochromatic

  1. #484d48
  2. #6e746e
  3. #949a94
  4. #bbbfbb
  5. #e3e4e3

Shades

#949a94 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #949a94
  2. #858b85
  3. #767b76
  4. #686c68
  5. #595c59
  6. #4a4d4a
  7. #3b3e3b
  8. #2c2e2c
  9. #1e1f1e
  10. #0f0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#949a94 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #949a94
  2. #9fa49f
  3. #a9aea9
  4. #b4b8b4
  5. #bfc2bf
  6. #cacdca
  7. #d4d7d4
  8. #dfe1df
  9. #eaebea
  10. #f4f5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#949a94 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #949a94
  2. #929792
  3. #909590
  4. #8e928e
  5. #8c908c
  6. #8a8d8a
  7. #888a88
  8. #868886
  9. #848584
  10. #828382
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #979997 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a9994 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #999894 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #949a98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #989994 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #979994 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #949a97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-949a94 {
  color: #949a94;
}
Background
.bg-949a94 {
  background-color: #949a94;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-949a94 {
  border: 2px solid #949a94;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #949a94;
  --color-primary-rgb: 148 154 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 3% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-949a94 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #949a94, #949a97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-949a94 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(148 154 148 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.08 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.08 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.09 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.78 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.78 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.44 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.52 #6b656b Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#949a94  rgb(148, 154, 148)  hsl(120, 3%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#9a949a  rgb(154, 148, 154)  hsl(300, 3%, 59%)  Taupe Gray
#94949a  rgb(148, 148, 154)  hsl(240, 3%, 59%)  Taupe Gray
#9a9494  rgb(154, 148, 148)  hsl(0, 3%, 59%)  Taupe Gray