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#979596

#979596 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#979596 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, 58.43% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.32% magenta, 0.66% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 330°, 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 7.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 5.89.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3028

Complementary

  1. #979596
  2. #959796

Split complementary

  1. #979596
  2. #959795
  3. #959797

Analogous

  1. #979597
  2. #979596
  3. #979595

Triadic

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

Tetradic

  1. #979596
  2. #979695
  3. #959796
  4. #959697

Square

  1. #979596
  2. #979795
  3. #959796
  4. #959597

Monochromatic

  1. #4a4949
  2. #716f70
  3. #979596
  4. #bdbcbc
  5. #e3e2e2

Shades

#979596 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #979596
  2. #888687
  3. #797778
  4. #6a6869
  5. #5b595a
  6. #4c4b4b
  7. #3c3c3c
  8. #2d2d2d
  9. #1e1e1e
  10. #0f0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#979596 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #979596
  2. #a1a0a1
  3. #acaaab
  4. #b6b5b6
  5. #c1bfc0
  6. #cbcacb
  7. #d5d5d5
  8. #e0dfe0
  9. #eaeaea
  10. #f5f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#979596 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #979596
  2. #959394
  3. #929192
  4. #908f8f
  5. #8e8d8d
  6. #8c8b8b
  7. #898889
  8. #878687
  9. #858484
  10. #828282
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #969596 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #959596 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #969696 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #979595 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #969596 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #969596 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #979596 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-979596 {
  color: #979596;
}
Background
.bg-979596 {
  background-color: #979596;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-979596 {
  border: 2px solid #979596;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #979596;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 149 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 330 1% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-979596 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #979596, #979595);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-979596 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 149 150 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 5.89 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.15 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.15 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.55 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.67 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.67 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.78 #686a69 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#979596  rgb(151, 149, 150)  hsl(330, 1%, 59%)  Taupe Gray
#959796  rgb(149, 151, 150)  hsl(150, 1%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#969795  rgb(150, 151, 149)  hsl(90, 1%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#959697  rgb(149, 150, 151)  hsl(210, 1%, 59%)  Dark Gray