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#999090

#999090 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#999090 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 56.47% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 4.23% saturation and 58.24% 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 6.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 4.59.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2873

Complementary

  1. #999090
  2. #909999

Split complementary

  1. #999090
  2. #909995
  3. #909599

Analogous

  1. #999095
  2. #999090
  3. #999590

Triadic

  1. #999090
  2. #909990
  3. #909099

Tetradic

  1. #999090
  2. #999990
  3. #909999
  4. #909099

Square

  1. #999090
  2. #959990
  3. #909999
  4. #959099

Monochromatic

  1. #4b4545
  2. #736a6a
  3. #999090
  4. #beb8b8
  5. #e2e0e0

Shades

#999090 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #999090
  2. #8a8282
  3. #7a7373
  4. #6b6565
  5. #5c5656
  6. #4d4848
  7. #3d3a3a
  8. #2e2b2b
  9. #1f1d1d
  10. #0f0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#999090 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #999090
  2. #a39b9b
  3. #ada6a6
  4. #b8b1b1
  5. #c2bcbc
  6. #ccc8c8
  7. #d6d3d3
  8. #e0dede
  9. #ebe9e9
  10. #f5f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#999090 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #999090
  2. #978e8e
  3. #948d8d
  4. #928b8b
  5. #8f8a8a
  6. #8d8888
  7. #8a8686
  8. #888585
  9. #858383
  10. #838282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #959191 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #919190 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #939390 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b8f90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #959190 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #969290 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a9090 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-999090 {
  color: #999090;
}
Background
.bg-999090 {
  background-color: #999090;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-999090 {
  border: 2px solid #999090;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #999090;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 144 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 4% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-999090 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #999090, #999590);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-999090 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 144 144 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 4.59 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.15 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.87 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.87 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.51 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.51 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.47 #666f6f Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#999090  rgb(153, 144, 144)  hsl(0, 4%, 58%)  Taupe Gray
#909999  rgb(144, 153, 153)  hsl(180, 4%, 58%)  Dark Gray
#909990  rgb(144, 153, 144)  hsl(120, 4%, 58%)  Xanadu
#909099  rgb(144, 144, 153)  hsl(240, 4%, 58%)  Taupe Gray