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#999796

#999796 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#999796 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 59.22% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.31% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 20°, 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 7.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.51.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3111

Complementary

  1. #999796
  2. #969899

Split complementary

  1. #999796
  2. #969998
  3. #969699

Analogous

  1. #999696
  2. #999796
  3. #999896

Triadic

  1. #999796
  2. #969997
  3. #979699

Tetradic

  1. #999796
  2. #989996
  3. #969899
  4. #979699

Square

  1. #999796
  2. #969996
  3. #969899
  4. #989699

Monochromatic

  1. #4c4b4a
  2. #737170
  3. #999796
  4. #bfbdbd
  5. #e4e4e4

Shades

#999796 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #999796
  2. #8a8887
  3. #7a7978
  4. #6b6a69
  5. #5c5b5a
  6. #4d4c4b
  7. #3d3c3c
  8. #2e2d2d
  9. #1f1e1e
  10. #0f0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#999796 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #999796
  2. #a3a1a1
  3. #adacab
  4. #b8b6b6
  5. #c2c1c0
  6. #cccbcb
  7. #d6d5d5
  8. #e0e0e0
  9. #ebeaea
  10. #f5f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#999796 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #999796
  2. #979594
  3. #949292
  4. #92908f
  5. #8f8e8d
  6. #8d8c8b
  7. #8a8989
  8. #888787
  9. #858584
  10. #838282
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #989797 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #989796 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #989896 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a9797 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #989796 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #989796 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #999796 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-999796 {
  color: #999796;
}
Background
.bg-999796 {
  background-color: #999796;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-999796 {
  border: 2px solid #999796;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #999796;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 151 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 20 1% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-999796 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #999796, #999896);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-999796 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 151 150 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.51 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.51 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.86 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.91 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.22 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.22 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 11.63 #666869 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#999796  rgb(153, 151, 150)  hsl(20, 1%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#969899  rgb(150, 152, 153)  hsl(200, 1%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#969997  rgb(150, 153, 151)  hsl(140, 1%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#979699  rgb(151, 150, 153)  hsl(260, 1%, 59%)  Dark Gray