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#959293

#959293 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#959293 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 57.25% green and 57.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.01% magenta, 1.34% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 340°, with 1.4% saturation and 57.84% 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 6.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 4.88.

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Relative luminance0.2905

Complementary

  1. #959293
  2. #929594

Split complementary

  1. #959293
  2. #929592
  3. #929495

Analogous

  1. #959294
  2. #959293
  3. #959292

Triadic

  1. #959293
  2. #939592
  3. #929395

Tetradic

  1. #959293
  2. #959492
  3. #929594
  4. #929395

Square

  1. #959293
  2. #949592
  3. #929594
  4. #929295

Monochromatic

  1. #484647
  2. #6f6c6d
  3. #959293
  4. #bbb9b9
  5. #e0e0e0

Shades

#959293 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #959293
  2. #868384
  3. #777576
  4. #686667
  5. #595858
  6. #4b494a
  7. #3c3a3b
  8. #2d2c2c
  9. #1e1d1d
  10. #0f0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#959293 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #959293
  2. #a09d9e
  3. #aaa8a9
  4. #b5b3b3
  5. #bfbebe
  6. #cac9c9
  7. #d5d3d4
  8. #dfdedf
  9. #eae9e9
  10. #f4f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#959293 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #959293
  2. #939091
  3. #918e8f
  4. #8f8d8d
  5. #8d8b8b
  6. #8b898a
  7. #888788
  8. #868586
  9. #848484
  10. #828282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #949293 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #929293 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #939393 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #969292 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #939293 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #949393 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #959293 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-959293 {
  color: #959293;
}
Background
.bg-959293 {
  background-color: #959293;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-959293 {
  border: 2px solid #959293;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #959293;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 146 147;
  --color-primary-hsl: 340 1% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-959293 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #959293, #959292);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-959293 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 146 147 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 4.88 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 5.88 #808080 Gray ΔE 6.89 #808080 Grey ΔE 6.89 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.16 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.16 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.67 #6a6d6c Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#959293  rgb(149, 146, 147)  hsl(340, 1%, 58%)  Taupe Gray
#929594  rgb(146, 149, 148)  hsl(160, 1%, 58%)  Battleship Gray
#939592  rgb(147, 149, 146)  hsl(100, 1%, 58%)  Battleship Gray
#929395  rgb(146, 147, 149)  hsl(220, 1%, 58%)  Battleship Gray