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#999096

#999096 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#999096 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 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 320°, 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 6.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 4.47.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2892

Complementary

  1. #999096
  2. #909993

Split complementary

  1. #999096
  2. #929990
  3. #909998

Analogous

  1. #989099
  2. #999096
  3. #999092

Triadic

  1. #999096
  2. #969990
  3. #909699

Tetradic

  1. #999096
  2. #999390
  3. #909993
  4. #909699

Square

  1. #999096
  2. #999890
  3. #909993
  4. #909299

Monochromatic

  1. #4b4549
  2. #736a70
  3. #999096
  4. #beb8bc
  5. #e2e0e1

Shades

#999096 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #999096
  2. #8a8287
  3. #7a7378
  4. #6b6569
  5. #5c565a
  6. #4d484b
  7. #3d3a3c
  8. #2e2b2d
  9. #1f1d1e
  10. #0f0e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#999096 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #999096
  2. #a39ba1
  3. #ada6ab
  4. #b8b1b6
  5. #c2bcc0
  6. #ccc8cb
  7. #d6d3d5
  8. #e0dee0
  9. #ebe9ea
  10. #f5f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#999096 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #999096
  2. #978e94
  3. #948d92
  4. #928b8f
  5. #8f8a8d
  6. #8d888b
  7. #8a8689
  8. #888587
  9. #858384
  10. #838282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #959194 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #909296 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #929396 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a9092 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #949196 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #959296 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a9094 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-999096 {
  color: #999096;
}
Background
.bg-999096 {
  background-color: #999096;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-999096 {
  border: 2px solid #999096;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #999096;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 144 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 320 4% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-999096 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #999096, #999092);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-999096 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 144 150 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 4.47 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.97 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.74 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.89 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.89 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.25 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.25 #666f69 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#999096  rgb(153, 144, 150)  hsl(320, 4%, 58%)  Taupe Gray
#909993  rgb(144, 153, 147)  hsl(140, 4%, 58%)  Dark Gray
#969990  rgb(150, 153, 144)  hsl(80, 4%, 58%)  Dark Gray
#909699  rgb(144, 150, 153)  hsl(200, 4%, 58%)  Dark Gray