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#999593

#999593 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#999593 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 58.43% green and 57.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.61% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 20°, with 2.86% saturation and 58.82% 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 7.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 6.31.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3037

Complementary

  1. #999593
  2. #939799

Split complementary

  1. #999593
  2. #939998
  3. #939499

Analogous

  1. #999394
  2. #999593
  3. #999893

Triadic

  1. #999593
  2. #939995
  3. #959399

Tetradic

  1. #999593
  2. #979993
  3. #939799
  4. #959399

Square

  1. #999593
  2. #949993
  3. #939799
  4. #989399

Monochromatic

  1. #4c4947
  2. #736f6d
  3. #999593
  4. #bebcba
  5. #e3e2e2

Shades

#999593 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #999593
  2. #8a8684
  3. #7a7776
  4. #6b6867
  5. #5c5958
  6. #4d4b4a
  7. #3d3c3b
  8. #2e2d2c
  9. #1f1e1d
  10. #0f0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#999593 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #999593
  2. #a3a09e
  3. #adaaa9
  4. #b8b5b3
  5. #c2bfbe
  6. #cccac9
  7. #d6d5d4
  8. #e0dfdf
  9. #ebeae9
  10. #f5f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#999593 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #999593
  2. #979391
  3. #94918f
  4. #928f8d
  5. #8f8d8b
  6. #8d8b8a
  7. #8a8888
  8. #888686
  9. #858484
  10. #838282
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #979595 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #969593 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #979693 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a9494 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #979593 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #989693 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a9594 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-999593 {
  color: #999593;
}
Background
.bg-999593 {
  background-color: #999593;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-999593 {
  border: 2px solid #999593;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #999593;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 149 147;
  --color-primary-hsl: 20 3% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-999593 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #999593, #999893);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-999593 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 149 147 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.31 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.31 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.41 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.57 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.92 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.92 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 11.56 #666a6c Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#999593  rgb(153, 149, 147)  hsl(20, 3%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#939799  rgb(147, 151, 153)  hsl(200, 3%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#939995  rgb(147, 153, 149)  hsl(140, 3%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#959399  rgb(149, 147, 153)  hsl(260, 3%, 59%)  Taupe Gray