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#9B9481

#9b9481 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9b9481 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 58.04% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.52% magenta, 16.77% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 43.85°, with 11.5% saturation and 55.69% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 9.67.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2973

Complementary

  1. #9b9481
  2. #81889b

Split complementary

  1. #9b9481
  2. #81959b
  3. #87819b

Analogous

  1. #9b8781
  2. #9b9481
  3. #959b81

Triadic

  1. #9b9481
  2. #819b94
  3. #94819b

Tetradic

  1. #9b9481
  2. #889b81
  3. #81889b
  4. #94819b

Square

  1. #9b9481
  2. #819b87
  3. #81889b
  4. #9b8195

Monochromatic

  1. #49453a
  2. #746d5c
  3. #9b9481
  4. #bdb8ac
  5. #dfdcd6

Shades

#9b9481 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9b9481
  2. #8c8574
  3. #7c7667
  4. #6d685a
  5. #5d594d
  6. #4e4a41
  7. #3e3b34
  8. #2f2c27
  9. #1f1e1a
  10. #100f0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#9b9481 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9b9481
  2. #a59f8e
  3. #afa99a
  4. #b9b4a7
  5. #c3bfb3
  6. #cdcac0
  7. #d7d4cd
  8. #e1dfd9
  9. #ebeae6
  10. #f5f4f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9b9481 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9b9481
  2. #989281
  3. #969081
  4. #938e81
  5. #908c81
  6. #8e8a81
  7. #8b8880
  8. #888680
  9. #858480
  10. #838280
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97948d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #999380 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a9582 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0918f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a9380 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b9581 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e9289 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9b9481 {
  color: #9b9481;
}
Background
.bg-9b9481 {
  background-color: #9b9481;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9b9481 {
  border: 2px solid #9b9481;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9b9481;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 148 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 12% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9b9481 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9b9481, #959b81);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9b9481 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 148 129 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.67 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.92 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.92 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.37 #808080 Grey ΔE 11.37 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 12.37 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 12.77 #646b7e Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#9b9481  rgb(155, 148, 129)  hsl(44, 12%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#81889b  rgb(129, 136, 155)  hsl(224, 12%, 56%)  Cool Gray
#819b94  rgb(129, 155, 148)  hsl(164, 12%, 56%)  Xanadu
#94819b  rgb(148, 129, 155)  hsl(284, 12%, 56%)  Mountbatten Pink