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#959796

#959796 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#959796 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, 59.22% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.66% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 150°, with 0.95% saturation and 58.82% 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 7.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.83.

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Relative luminance0.3072

Complementary

  1. #959796
  2. #979596

Split complementary

  1. #959796
  2. #979597
  3. #979595

Analogous

  1. #959795
  2. #959796
  3. #959797

Triadic

  1. #959796
  2. #969597
  3. #979695

Tetradic

  1. #959796
  2. #959697
  3. #979596
  4. #979695

Square

  1. #959796
  2. #959597
  3. #979596
  4. #979795

Monochromatic

  1. #494a49
  2. #6f7170
  3. #959796
  4. #bcbdbc
  5. #e2e3e2

Shades

#959796 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #959796
  2. #868887
  3. #777978
  4. #686a69
  5. #595b5a
  6. #4b4c4b
  7. #3c3c3c
  8. #2d2d2d
  9. #1e1e1e
  10. #0f0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#959796 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #959796
  2. #a0a1a1
  3. #aaacab
  4. #b5b6b6
  5. #bfc1c0
  6. #cacbcb
  7. #d5d5d5
  8. #dfe0e0
  9. #eaeaea
  10. #f4f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#959796 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #959796
  2. #939594
  3. #919292
  4. #8f908f
  5. #8d8e8d
  6. #8b8c8b
  7. #888989
  8. #868787
  9. #848584
  10. #828282
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #969796 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #979796 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #969696 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #959797 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #969796 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #969796 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #959796 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-959796 {
  color: #959796;
}
Background
.bg-959796 {
  background-color: #959796;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-959796 {
  border: 2px solid #959796;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #959796;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 151 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 150 1% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-959796 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #959796, #959797);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-959796 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 151 150 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.83 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.83 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.53 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.86 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.99 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.99 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.85 #6a6869 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#959796  rgb(149, 151, 150)  hsl(150, 1%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#979596  rgb(151, 149, 150)  hsl(330, 1%, 59%)  Taupe Gray
#969597  rgb(150, 149, 151)  hsl(270, 1%, 59%)  Taupe Gray
#979695  rgb(151, 150, 149)  hsl(30, 1%, 59%)  Dark Gray