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#95998F

#95998f ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#95998f 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, 60% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.54% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 84°, with 4.67% saturation and 58.04% 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 7.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 8.04.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3116

Complementary

  1. #95998f
  2. #938f99

Split complementary

  1. #95998f
  2. #8f9099
  3. #988f99

Analogous

  1. #99988f
  2. #95998f
  3. #90998f

Triadic

  1. #95998f
  2. #8f9599
  3. #998f95

Tetradic

  1. #95998f
  2. #8f9993
  3. #938f99
  4. #998f95

Square

  1. #95998f
  2. #8f9998
  3. #938f99
  4. #998f90

Monochromatic

  1. #484b44
  2. #6f7369
  3. #95998f
  4. #bbbdb7
  5. #e1e2df

Shades

#95998f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #95998f
  2. #868a81
  3. #777a72
  4. #686b64
  5. #595c56
  6. #4b4d48
  7. #3c3d39
  8. #2d2e2b
  9. #1e1f1d
  10. #0f0f0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#95998f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #95998f
  2. #a0a39a
  3. #aaada5
  4. #b5b8b1
  5. #bfc2bc
  6. #caccc7
  7. #d5d6d2
  8. #dfe0dd
  9. #eaebe9
  10. #f4f5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#95998f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #95998f
  2. #93978e
  3. #91948c
  4. #8f928b
  5. #8d8f89
  6. #8b8d88
  7. #888a86
  8. #868885
  9. #848583
  10. #828382
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #969894 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a988e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a978f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #969896 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98988f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98988f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #959893 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-95998f {
  color: #95998f;
}
Background
.bg-95998f {
  background-color: #95998f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-95998f {
  border: 2px solid #95998f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #95998f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 153 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 5% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-95998f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #95998f, #90998f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-95998f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 153 143 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.04 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.04 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.32 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.14 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.14 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.21 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.83 #6a6670 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#95998f  rgb(149, 153, 143)  hsl(84, 5%, 58%)  Dark Gray
#938f99  rgb(147, 143, 153)  hsl(264, 5%, 58%)  Taupe Gray
#8f9599  rgb(143, 149, 153)  hsl(204, 5%, 58%)  Battleship Gray
#998f95  rgb(153, 143, 149)  hsl(324, 5%, 58%)  Taupe Gray