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#96A496

#96a496 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#96a496 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, 64.31% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.54% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 7.14% saturation and 61.57% 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 8.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 7.99.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3524

Complementary

  1. #96a496
  2. #a496a4

Split complementary

  1. #96a496
  2. #9d96a4
  3. #a4969d

Analogous

  1. #9da496
  2. #96a496
  3. #96a49d

Triadic

  1. #96a496
  2. #9696a4
  3. #a49696

Tetradic

  1. #96a496
  2. #96a4a4
  3. #a496a4
  4. #a49696

Square

  1. #96a496
  2. #969da4
  3. #a496a4
  4. #a49d96

Monochromatic

  1. #4b564b
  2. #6e7f6e
  3. #96a496
  4. #bfc8bf
  5. #e8ebe8

Shades

#96a496 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #96a496
  2. #879487
  3. #788378
  4. #697369
  5. #5a625a
  6. #4b524b
  7. #3c423c
  8. #2d312d
  9. #1e211e
  10. #0f100f
  11. #000000

Tints

#96a496 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #96a496
  2. #a1ada1
  3. #abb6ab
  4. #b6bfb6
  5. #c0c8c0
  6. #cbd2cb
  7. #d5dbd5
  8. #e0e4e0
  9. #eaedea
  10. #f5f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#96a496 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #96a496
  2. #94a094
  3. #929d92
  4. #8f998f
  5. #8d968d
  6. #8b928b
  7. #898e89
  8. #878b87
  9. #848784
  10. #828482
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ca29c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5a195 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2a097 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #95a3a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fa296 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9da196 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #95a39c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-96a496 {
  color: #96a496;
}
Background
.bg-96a496 {
  background-color: #96a496;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-96a496 {
  border: 2px solid #96a496;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #96a496;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 164 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 7% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-96a496 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #96a496, #96a49d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-96a496 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 164 150 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.99 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.64 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.26 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.26 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.63 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 12.78 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 13.08 #695b69 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#96a496  rgb(150, 164, 150)  hsl(120, 7%, 62%)  Ash Gray
#a496a4  rgb(164, 150, 164)  hsl(300, 7%, 62%)  Rose Quartz
#9696a4  rgb(150, 150, 164)  hsl(240, 7%, 62%)  Cool Gray
#a49696  rgb(164, 150, 150)  hsl(0, 7%, 62%)  Taupe Gray