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#96A396

#96a396 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#96a396 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, 63.92% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.98% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 6.6% saturation and 61.37% 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 7.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 8.06.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3488

Complementary

  1. #96a396
  2. #a396a3

Split complementary

  1. #96a396
  2. #9c96a3
  3. #a3969c

Analogous

  1. #9ca396
  2. #96a396
  3. #96a39c

Triadic

  1. #96a396
  2. #9696a3
  3. #a39696

Tetradic

  1. #96a396
  2. #96a3a3
  3. #a396a3
  4. #a39696

Square

  1. #96a396
  2. #969ca3
  3. #a396a3
  4. #a39c96

Monochromatic

  1. #4b554b
  2. #6e7e6e
  3. #96a396
  4. #bfc7bf
  5. #e8eae8

Shades

#96a396 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #96a396
  2. #879387
  3. #788278
  4. #697269
  5. #5a625a
  6. #4b524b
  7. #3c413c
  8. #2d312d
  9. #1e211e
  10. #0f100f
  11. #000000

Tints

#96a396 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #96a396
  2. #a1aca1
  3. #abb5ab
  4. #b6bfb6
  5. #c0c8c0
  6. #cbd1cb
  7. #d5dad5
  8. #e0e3e0
  9. #eaedea
  10. #f5f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#96a396 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #96a396
  2. #94a094
  3. #929c92
  4. #8f998f
  5. #8d958d
  6. #8b928b
  7. #898e89
  8. #878b87
  9. #848784
  10. #828482
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ca19c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4a095 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a19f97 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #95a29f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ea196 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9da196 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #95a29c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-96a396 {
  color: #96a396;
}
Background
.bg-96a396 {
  background-color: #96a396;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-96a396 {
  border: 2px solid #96a396;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #96a396;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 163 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 7% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-96a396 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #96a396, #96a39c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-96a396 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 163 150 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.06 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.80 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.80 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.88 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.51 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 12.54 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 13.09 #695c69 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#96a396  rgb(150, 163, 150)  hsl(120, 7%, 61%)  Ash Gray
#a396a3  rgb(163, 150, 163)  hsl(300, 7%, 61%)  Rose Quartz
#9696a3  rgb(150, 150, 163)  hsl(240, 7%, 61%)  Cool Gray
#a39696  rgb(163, 150, 150)  hsl(0, 7%, 61%)  Taupe Gray