ColorTool
Log in
#999094

#999094 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#999094 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 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 3.27% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 333.33°, 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 6.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 4.27.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#999999
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.2886

Complementary

  1. #999094
  2. #909995

Split complementary

  1. #999094
  2. #909991
  3. #909999

Analogous

  1. #999099
  2. #999094
  3. #999190

Triadic

  1. #999094
  2. #949990
  3. #909499

Tetradic

  1. #999094
  2. #999590
  3. #909995
  4. #909499

Square

  1. #999094
  2. #999990
  3. #909995
  4. #919099

Monochromatic

  1. #4b4548
  2. #736a6e
  3. #999094
  4. #beb8ba
  5. #e2e0e1

Shades

#999094 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #999094
  2. #8a8285
  3. #7a7376
  4. #6b6568
  5. #5c5659
  6. #4d484a
  7. #3d3a3b
  8. #2e2b2c
  9. #1f1d1e
  10. #0f0e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#999094 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #999094
  2. #a39b9f
  3. #ada6a9
  4. #b8b1b4
  5. #c2bcbf
  6. #ccc8ca
  7. #d6d3d4
  8. #e0dedf
  9. #ebe9ea
  10. #f5f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#999094 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #999094
  2. #978e92
  3. #948d90
  4. #928b8e
  5. #8f8a8c
  6. #8d888a
  7. #8a8688
  8. #888586
  9. #858384
  10. #838282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #959193 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #919194 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #929394 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b9091 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #949194 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #959294 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a9092 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-999094 {
  color: #999094;
}
Background
.bg-999094 {
  background-color: #999094;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-999094 {
  border: 2px solid #999094;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #999094;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 144 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 333 4% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-999094 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #999094, #999190);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-999094 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 144 148 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 4.27 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.72 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.13 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.45 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.45 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.91 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.91 #666f6b Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#999094  rgb(153, 144, 148)  hsl(333, 4%, 58%)  Taupe Gray
#909995  rgb(144, 153, 149)  hsl(153, 4%, 58%)  Dark Gray
#949990  rgb(148, 153, 144)  hsl(93, 4%, 58%)  Dark Gray
#909499  rgb(144, 148, 153)  hsl(213, 4%, 58%)  Battleship Gray