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#969596

#969596 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#969596 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, 58.43% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 0.47% saturation and 58.63% 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 7.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 6.07.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3018

Complementary

  1. #969596
  2. #959695

Split complementary

  1. #969596
  2. #969695
  3. #959696

Analogous

  1. #969596
  2. #969596
  3. #969596

Triadic

  1. #969596
  2. #969695
  3. #959696

Tetradic

  1. #969596
  2. #969595
  3. #959695
  4. #959696

Square

  1. #969596
  2. #969695
  3. #959695
  4. #959696

Monochromatic

  1. #494949
  2. #706f70
  3. #969596
  4. #bcbbbc
  5. #e2e2e2

Shades

#969596 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #969596
  2. #878687
  3. #787778
  4. #696869
  5. #5a595a
  6. #4b4b4b
  7. #3c3c3c
  8. #2d2d2d
  9. #1e1e1e
  10. #0f0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#969596 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #969596
  2. #a1a0a1
  3. #abaaab
  4. #b6b5b6
  5. #c0bfc0
  6. #cbcacb
  7. #d5d5d5
  8. #e0dfe0
  9. #eaeaea
  10. #f5f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#969596 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #969596
  2. #949394
  3. #929192
  4. #8f8f8f
  5. #8d8d8d
  6. #8b8b8b
  7. #898889
  8. #878687
  9. #848484
  10. #828282
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #969596 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #959596 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #959596 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #969595 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #959596 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #959596 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #969596 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-969596 {
  color: #969596;
}
Background
.bg-969596 {
  background-color: #969596;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-969596 {
  border: 2px solid #969596;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #969596;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 149 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 0% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-969596 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #969596, #969596);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-969596 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 149 150 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.07 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.14 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.14 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.37 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.53 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.53 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.70 #696a69 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#969596  rgb(150, 149, 150)  hsl(300, 0%, 59%)  Taupe Gray
#959695  rgb(149, 150, 149)  hsl(120, 0%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#969695  rgb(150, 150, 149)  hsl(60, 0%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#959696  rgb(149, 150, 150)  hsl(180, 0%, 59%)  Dark Gray