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#959EA1

#959ea1 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#959ea1 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, 61.96% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.45% cyan, 1.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 195°, with 6% saturation and 60.78% 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 7.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.72.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3342

Complementary

  1. #959ea1
  2. #a19895

Split complementary

  1. #959ea1
  2. #a19598
  3. #a19e95

Analogous

  1. #95a19e
  2. #959ea1
  3. #9598a1

Triadic

  1. #959ea1
  2. #a1959e
  3. #9ea195

Tetradic

  1. #959ea1
  2. #9895a1
  3. #a19895
  4. #9ea195

Square

  1. #959ea1
  2. #9e95a1
  3. #a19895
  4. #98a195

Monochromatic

  1. #4a5153
  2. #6e787c
  3. #959ea1
  4. #bec3c5
  5. #e6e8e9

Shades

#959ea1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #959ea1
  2. #868e91
  3. #777e81
  4. #686f71
  5. #595f61
  6. #4b4f51
  7. #3c3f40
  8. #2d2f30
  9. #1e2020
  10. #0f1010
  11. #000000

Tints

#959ea1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #959ea1
  2. #a0a8aa
  3. #aab1b4
  4. #b5bbbd
  5. #bfc5c7
  6. #cacfd0
  7. #d5d8d9
  8. #dfe2e3
  9. #eaecec
  10. #f4f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#959ea1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #959ea1
  2. #939b9e
  3. #91989a
  4. #8f9597
  5. #8d9294
  6. #8b8f91
  7. #888c8d
  8. #86898a
  9. #848687
  10. #828383
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #999d9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9c9da1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a9ca1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #929f9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #999ea1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #989da1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #939fa0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-959ea1 {
  color: #959ea1;
}
Background
.bg-959ea1 {
  background-color: #959ea1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-959ea1 {
  border: 2px solid #959ea1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #959ea1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 158 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 6% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-959ea1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #959ea1, #9598a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-959ea1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 158 161 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.72 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.72 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.48 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.94 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.94 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.62 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.62 #6a615e Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#959ea1  rgb(149, 158, 161)  hsl(195, 6%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#a19895  rgb(161, 152, 149)  hsl(15, 6%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#a1959e  rgb(161, 149, 158)  hsl(315, 6%, 61%)  Rose Quartz
#9ea195  rgb(158, 161, 149)  hsl(75, 6%, 61%)  Dark Gray