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#969795

#969795 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#969795 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, 59.22% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.32% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 0.95% 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 7.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.8.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3079

Complementary

  1. #969795
  2. #969597

Split complementary

  1. #969795
  2. #959597
  3. #979597

Analogous

  1. #979795
  2. #969795
  3. #959795

Triadic

  1. #969795
  2. #959697
  3. #979596

Tetradic

  1. #969795
  2. #959796
  3. #969597
  4. #979596

Square

  1. #969795
  2. #959797
  3. #969597
  4. #979595

Monochromatic

  1. #494a49
  2. #70716f
  3. #969795
  4. #bcbdbc
  5. #e2e3e2

Shades

#969795 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #969795
  2. #878886
  3. #787977
  4. #696a68
  5. #5a5b59
  6. #4b4c4b
  7. #3c3c3c
  8. #2d2d2d
  9. #1e1e1e
  10. #0f0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#969795 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #969795
  2. #a1a1a0
  3. #abacaa
  4. #b6b6b5
  5. #c0c1bf
  6. #cbcbca
  7. #d5d5d5
  8. #e0e0df
  9. #eaeaea
  10. #f5f5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#969795 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #969795
  2. #949593
  3. #929291
  4. #8f908f
  5. #8d8e8d
  6. #8b8c8b
  7. #898988
  8. #878786
  9. #848584
  10. #828282
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #969796 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #979795 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #979795 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #969796 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #979795 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #979795 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #969796 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-969795 {
  color: #969795;
}
Background
.bg-969795 {
  background-color: #969795;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-969795 {
  border: 2px solid #969795;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #969795;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 151 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 1% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-969795 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #969795, #959795);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-969795 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 151 149 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.80 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.80 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.50 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.95 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.04 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.04 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.53 #69686a Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#969795  rgb(150, 151, 149)  hsl(90, 1%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#969597  rgb(150, 149, 151)  hsl(270, 1%, 59%)  Taupe Gray
#959697  rgb(149, 150, 151)  hsl(210, 1%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#979596  rgb(151, 149, 150)  hsl(330, 1%, 59%)  Taupe Gray