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#979397

#979397 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#979397 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 57.65% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 1.89% saturation and 58.43% 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 6.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 4.79.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2968

Complementary

  1. #979397
  2. #939793

Split complementary

  1. #979397
  2. #959793
  3. #939795

Analogous

  1. #959397
  2. #979397
  3. #979395

Triadic

  1. #979397
  2. #979793
  3. #939797

Tetradic

  1. #979397
  2. #979393
  3. #939793
  4. #939797

Square

  1. #979397
  2. #979593
  3. #939793
  4. #939597

Monochromatic

  1. #4a474a
  2. #716d71
  3. #979397
  4. #bdbabd
  5. #e2e1e2

Shades

#979397 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #979397
  2. #888488
  3. #797679
  4. #6a676a
  5. #5b585b
  6. #4c4a4c
  7. #3c3b3c
  8. #2d2c2d
  9. #1e1d1e
  10. #0f0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#979397 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #979397
  2. #a19ea1
  3. #aca9ac
  4. #b6b3b6
  5. #c1bec1
  6. #cbc9cb
  7. #d5d4d5
  8. #e0dfe0
  9. #eae9ea
  10. #f5f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#979397 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #979397
  2. #959195
  3. #928f92
  4. #908d90
  5. #8e8b8e
  6. #8c8a8c
  7. #898889
  8. #878687
  9. #858485
  10. #828282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #959495 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #939497 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #949497 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #979394 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #949497 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #959497 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #979395 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-979397 {
  color: #979397;
}
Background
.bg-979397 {
  background-color: #979397;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-979397 {
  border: 2px solid #979397;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #979397;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 147 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 2% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-979397 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #979397, #979395);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-979397 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 147 151 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 4.79 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.27 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.29 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.29 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.89 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.89 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.98 #686c68 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#979397  rgb(151, 147, 151)  hsl(300, 2%, 58%)  Taupe Gray
#939793  rgb(147, 151, 147)  hsl(120, 2%, 58%)  Battleship Gray
#979793  rgb(151, 151, 147)  hsl(60, 2%, 58%)  Dark Gray
#939797  rgb(147, 151, 151)  hsl(180, 2%, 58%)  Dark Gray