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#959685

#959685 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#959685 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, 58.82% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.33% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 63.53°, with 7.49% saturation and 55.49% 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 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 9.26.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.299

Complementary

  1. #959685
  2. #868596

Split complementary

  1. #959685
  2. #858c96
  3. #8e8596

Analogous

  1. #968e85
  2. #959685
  3. #8c9685

Triadic

  1. #959685
  2. #859596
  3. #968595

Tetradic

  1. #959685
  2. #859686
  3. #868596
  4. #968595

Square

  1. #959685
  2. #85968e
  3. #868596
  4. #96858c

Monochromatic

  1. #45463c
  2. #6e6f60
  3. #959685
  4. #b9b9ae
  5. #dcddd7

Shades

#959685 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #959685
  2. #868778
  3. #77786a
  4. #68695d
  5. #595a50
  6. #4b4b43
  7. #3c3c35
  8. #2d2d28
  9. #1e1e1b
  10. #0f0f0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#959685 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #959685
  2. #a0a191
  3. #aaab9d
  4. #b5b6aa
  5. #bfc0b6
  6. #cacbc2
  7. #d5d5ce
  8. #dfe0da
  9. #eaeae7
  10. #f4f5f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#959685 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #959685
  2. #939485
  3. #919284
  4. #8f8f84
  5. #8d8d83
  6. #8b8b83
  7. #888982
  8. #868782
  9. #848481
  10. #828281
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95958f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #999484 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #999586 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #989491 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #979584 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #989585 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #97958c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-959685 {
  color: #959685;
}
Background
.bg-959685 {
  background-color: #959685;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-959685 {
  border: 2px solid #959685;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #959685;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 150 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 64 7% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-959685 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #959685, #8c9685);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-959685 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 150 133 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.26 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.13 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.45 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.45 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.07 #808080 Grey ΔE 11.07 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 12.52 #6a697a Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#959685  rgb(149, 150, 133)  hsl(64, 7%, 55%)  Battleship Gray
#868596  rgb(134, 133, 150)  hsl(244, 7%, 55%)  Cool Gray
#859596  rgb(133, 149, 150)  hsl(184, 7%, 55%)  Battleship Gray
#968595  rgb(150, 133, 149)  hsl(304, 7%, 55%)  Mountbatten Pink