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#999696

#999696 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#999696 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 58.82% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 1.45% saturation and 59.41% 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 7.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.86.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3079

Complementary

  1. #999696
  2. #969999

Split complementary

  1. #999696
  2. #969997
  3. #969799

Analogous

  1. #999697
  2. #999696
  3. #999796

Triadic

  1. #999696
  2. #969996
  3. #969699

Tetradic

  1. #999696
  2. #999996
  3. #969999
  4. #969699

Square

  1. #999696
  2. #979996
  3. #969999
  4. #979699

Monochromatic

  1. #4c4a4a
  2. #737070
  3. #999696
  4. #bfbdbd
  5. #e4e4e4

Shades

#999696 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #999696
  2. #8a8787
  3. #7a7878
  4. #6b6969
  5. #5c5a5a
  6. #4d4b4b
  7. #3d3c3c
  8. #2e2d2d
  9. #1f1e1e
  10. #0f0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#999696 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #999696
  2. #a3a1a1
  3. #adabab
  4. #b8b6b6
  5. #c2c0c0
  6. #cccbcb
  7. #d6d5d5
  8. #e0e0e0
  9. #ebeaea
  10. #f5f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#999696 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #999696
  2. #979494
  3. #949292
  4. #928f8f
  5. #8f8d8d
  6. #8d8b8b
  7. #8a8989
  8. #888787
  9. #858484
  10. #838282
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #989696 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #969696 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #979796 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a9696 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #979696 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #989796 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #999696 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-999696 {
  color: #999696;
}
Background
.bg-999696 {
  background-color: #999696;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-999696 {
  border: 2px solid #999696;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #999696;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 150 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 1% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-999696 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #999696, #999796);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-999696 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 150 150 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.86 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.86 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.24 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.88 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.08 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.08 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.79 #666969 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#999696  rgb(153, 150, 150)  hsl(0, 1%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#969999  rgb(150, 153, 153)  hsl(180, 1%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#969996  rgb(150, 153, 150)  hsl(120, 1%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#969699  rgb(150, 150, 153)  hsl(240, 1%, 59%)  Dark Gray