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#96908A

#96908a ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#96908a is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 56.47% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 8% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 30°, with 5.41% saturation and 56.47% 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 6.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 5.68.

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Relative luminance0.2827

Complementary

  1. #96908a
  2. #8a9096

Split complementary

  1. #96908a
  2. #8a9696
  3. #8a8a96

Analogous

  1. #968a8a
  2. #96908a
  3. #96968a

Triadic

  1. #96908a
  2. #8a9690
  3. #908a96

Tetradic

  1. #96908a
  2. #90968a
  3. #8a9096
  4. #908a96

Square

  1. #96908a
  2. #8a968a
  3. #8a9096
  4. #968a96

Monochromatic

  1. #474340
  2. #6f6a64
  3. #96908a
  4. #bab6b2
  5. #dedcdb

Shades

#96908a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #96908a
  2. #87827c
  3. #78736e
  4. #696561
  5. #5a5653
  6. #4b4845
  7. #3c3a37
  8. #2d2b29
  9. #1e1d1c
  10. #0f0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#96908a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #96908a
  2. #a19b96
  3. #aba6a1
  4. #b6b1ad
  5. #c0bcb9
  6. #cbc8c5
  7. #d5d3d0
  8. #e0dedc
  9. #eae9e8
  10. #f5f4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#96908a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #96908a
  2. #948e89
  3. #928d88
  4. #8f8b87
  5. #8d8a86
  6. #8b8885
  7. #898684
  8. #878583
  9. #848382
  10. #828281
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93918e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #92908a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94918a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #988f8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94908a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95918a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #978f8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-96908a {
  color: #96908a;
}
Background
.bg-96908a {
  background-color: #96908a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-96908a {
  border: 2px solid #96908a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #96908a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 144 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 5% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-96908a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #96908a, #96968a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-96908a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 144 138 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 5.68 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.73 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.19 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.19 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.49 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.49 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 10.65 #696f75 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#96908a  rgb(150, 144, 138)  hsl(30, 5%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#8a9096  rgb(138, 144, 150)  hsl(210, 5%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#8a9690  rgb(138, 150, 144)  hsl(150, 5%, 56%)  Xanadu
#908a96  rgb(144, 138, 150)  hsl(270, 5%, 56%)  Taupe Gray