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#959595

#959595 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#959595 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, 58.43% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% 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 7.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 6.07.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3005

Complementary

  1. #959595
  2. #959595

Split complementary

  1. #959595
  2. #959595
  3. #959595

Analogous

  1. #959595
  2. #959595
  3. #959595

Triadic

  1. #959595
  2. #959595
  3. #959595

Tetradic

  1. #959595
  2. #959595
  3. #959595
  4. #959595

Square

  1. #959595
  2. #959595
  3. #959595
  4. #959595

Monochromatic

  1. #484848
  2. #6f6f6f
  3. #959595
  4. #bbbbbb
  5. #e1e1e1

Shades

#959595 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #959595
  2. #868686
  3. #777777
  4. #686868
  5. #595959
  6. #4b4b4b
  7. #3c3c3c
  8. #2d2d2d
  9. #1e1e1e
  10. #0f0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#959595 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #959595
  2. #a0a0a0
  3. #aaaaaa
  4. #b5b5b5
  5. #bfbfbf
  6. #cacaca
  7. #d5d5d5
  8. #dfdfdf
  9. #eaeaea
  10. #f4f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#959595 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #959595
  2. #939393
  3. #919191
  4. #8f8f8f
  5. #8d8d8d
  6. #8b8b8b
  7. #888888
  8. #868686
  9. #848484
  10. #828282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

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

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.07 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.16 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.16 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.53 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.39 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.39 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.56 #6a6a6a Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#959595  rgb(149, 149, 149)  hsl(0, 0%, 58%)  Battleship Gray
#959595  rgb(149, 149, 149)  hsl(0, 0%, 58%)  Battleship Gray
#959595  rgb(149, 149, 149)  hsl(0, 0%, 58%)  Battleship Gray
#959595  rgb(149, 149, 149)  hsl(0, 0%, 58%)  Battleship Gray