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#999294

#999294 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#999294 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 57.25% green and 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.58% magenta, 3.27% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 342.86°, with 3.32% saturation and 58.63% 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 6.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 4.64.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2947

Complementary

  1. #999294
  2. #929997

Split complementary

  1. #999294
  2. #929994
  3. #929899

Analogous

  1. #999298
  2. #999294
  3. #999492

Triadic

  1. #999294
  2. #949992
  3. #929499

Tetradic

  1. #999294
  2. #999792
  3. #929997
  4. #929499

Square

  1. #999294
  2. #989992
  3. #929997
  4. #949299

Monochromatic

  1. #4b4748
  2. #736c6e
  3. #999294
  4. #bebabb
  5. #e3e1e2

Shades

#999294 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #999294
  2. #8a8385
  3. #7a7576
  4. #6b6668
  5. #5c5859
  6. #4d494a
  7. #3d3a3b
  8. #2e2c2c
  9. #1f1d1e
  10. #0f0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#999294 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #999294
  2. #a39d9f
  3. #ada8a9
  4. #b8b3b4
  5. #c2bebf
  6. #ccc9ca
  7. #d6d3d4
  8. #e0dedf
  9. #ebe9ea
  10. #f5f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#999294 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #999294
  2. #979092
  3. #948e90
  4. #928d8e
  5. #8f8b8c
  6. #8d898a
  7. #8a8788
  8. #888586
  9. #858484
  10. #838282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #969394 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #939394 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #949494 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a9293 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #959394 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #969394 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a9293 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-999294 {
  color: #999294;
}
Background
.bg-999294 {
  background-color: #999294;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-999294 {
  border: 2px solid #999294;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #999294;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 146 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 3% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-999294 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #999294, #999492);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-999294 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 146 148 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 4.64 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.35 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.73 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.73 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.03 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.03 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.88 #666d6b Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#999294  rgb(153, 146, 148)  hsl(343, 3%, 59%)  Taupe Gray
#929997  rgb(146, 153, 151)  hsl(163, 3%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#949992  rgb(148, 153, 146)  hsl(103, 3%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#929499  rgb(146, 148, 153)  hsl(223, 3%, 59%)  Taupe Gray