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#999494

#999494 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#999494 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 58.04% green and 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.27% magenta, 3.27% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 2.39% saturation and 59.02% 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 7.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 5.52.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3009

Complementary

  1. #999494
  2. #949999

Split complementary

  1. #999494
  2. #949997
  3. #949799

Analogous

  1. #999497
  2. #999494
  3. #999794

Triadic

  1. #999494
  2. #949994
  3. #949499

Tetradic

  1. #999494
  2. #999994
  3. #949999
  4. #949499

Square

  1. #999494
  2. #979994
  3. #949999
  4. #979499

Monochromatic

  1. #4c4848
  2. #736e6e
  3. #999494
  4. #bebbbb
  5. #e4e2e2

Shades

#999494 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #999494
  2. #8a8585
  3. #7a7676
  4. #6b6868
  5. #5c5959
  6. #4d4a4a
  7. #3d3b3b
  8. #2e2c2c
  9. #1f1e1e
  10. #0f0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#999494 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #999494
  2. #a39f9f
  3. #ada9a9
  4. #b8b4b4
  5. #c2bfbf
  6. #cccaca
  7. #d6d4d4
  8. #e0dfdf
  9. #ebeaea
  10. #f5f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#999494 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #999494
  2. #979292
  3. #949090
  4. #928e8e
  5. #8f8c8c
  6. #8d8a8a
  7. #8a8888
  8. #888686
  9. #858484
  10. #838282
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #979595 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #959594 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #969594 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a9494 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #969494 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #979594 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a9494 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-999494 {
  color: #999494;
}
Background
.bg-999494 {
  background-color: #999494;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-999494 {
  border: 2px solid #999494;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #999494;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 148 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 2% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-999494 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #999494, #999794);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-999494 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 148 148 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 5.52 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.69 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.69 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.80 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.87 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.87 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.24 #666b6b Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#999494  rgb(153, 148, 148)  hsl(0, 2%, 59%)  Taupe Gray
#949999  rgb(148, 153, 153)  hsl(180, 2%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#949994  rgb(148, 153, 148)  hsl(120, 2%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#949499  rgb(148, 148, 153)  hsl(240, 2%, 59%)  Taupe Gray