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#969696

#969696 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#969696 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, 58.82% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% 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 7.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.84.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.305

Complementary

  1. #969696
  2. #969696

Split complementary

  1. #969696
  2. #969696
  3. #969696

Analogous

  1. #969696
  2. #969696
  3. #969696

Triadic

  1. #969696
  2. #969696
  3. #969696

Tetradic

  1. #969696
  2. #969696
  3. #969696
  4. #969696

Square

  1. #969696
  2. #969696
  3. #969696
  4. #969696

Monochromatic

  1. #494949
  2. #707070
  3. #969696
  4. #bcbcbc
  5. #e2e2e2

Shades

#969696 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #969696
  2. #878787
  3. #787878
  4. #696969
  5. #5a5a5a
  6. #4b4b4b
  7. #3c3c3c
  8. #2d2d2d
  9. #1e1e1e
  10. #0f0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#969696 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #969696
  2. #a1a1a1
  3. #ababab
  4. #b6b6b6
  5. #c0c0c0
  6. #cbcbcb
  7. #d5d5d5
  8. #e0e0e0
  9. #eaeaea
  10. #f5f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#969696 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #969696
  2. #949494
  3. #929292
  4. #8f8f8f
  5. #8d8d8d
  6. #8b8b8b
  7. #898989
  8. #878787
  9. #848484
  10. #828282
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

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

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.84 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.84 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.39 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.78 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.71 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.71 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.72 #696969 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#969696  rgb(150, 150, 150)  hsl(0, 0%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#969696  rgb(150, 150, 150)  hsl(0, 0%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#969696  rgb(150, 150, 150)  hsl(0, 0%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#969696  rgb(150, 150, 150)  hsl(0, 0%, 59%)  Dark Gray