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#9B9599

#9b9599 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9b9599 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 58.43% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.87% magenta, 1.29% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 320°, with 2.91% saturation and 59.61% 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 7.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 5.47.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3076

Complementary

  1. #9b9599
  2. #959b97

Split complementary

  1. #9b9599
  2. #969b95
  3. #959b9a

Analogous

  1. #9a959b
  2. #9b9599
  3. #9b9596

Triadic

  1. #9b9599
  2. #999b95
  3. #95999b

Tetradic

  1. #9b9599
  2. #9b9795
  3. #959b97
  4. #95999b

Square

  1. #9b9599
  2. #9b9a95
  3. #959b97
  4. #95969b

Monochromatic

  1. #4e494c
  2. #756e73
  3. #9b9599
  4. #c0bcbf
  5. #e5e4e5

Shades

#9b9599 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9b9599
  2. #8c868a
  3. #7c777a
  4. #6d686b
  5. #5d595c
  6. #4e4b4d
  7. #3e3c3d
  8. #2f2d2e
  9. #1f1e1f
  10. #100f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#9b9599 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9b9599
  2. #a5a0a3
  3. #afaaad
  4. #b9b5b8
  5. #c3bfc2
  6. #cdcacc
  7. #d7d5d6
  8. #e1dfe0
  9. #ebeaeb
  10. #f5f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9b9599 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9b9599
  2. #989397
  3. #969194
  4. #938f92
  5. #908d8f
  6. #8e8b8d
  7. #8b888a
  8. #888688
  9. #858485
  10. #838283
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #989698 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #959699 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #969799 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c9596 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #979699 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #989699 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b9597 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9b9599 {
  color: #9b9599;
}
Background
.bg-9b9599 {
  background-color: #9b9599;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9b9599 {
  border: 2px solid #9b9599;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9b9599;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 149 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 320 3% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9b9599 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9b9599, #9b9596);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9b9599 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 149 153 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 5.47 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.03 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.03 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.07 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.31 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.94 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.94 #646a66 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#9b9599  rgb(155, 149, 153)  hsl(320, 3%, 60%)  Taupe Gray
#959b97  rgb(149, 155, 151)  hsl(140, 3%, 60%)  Dark Gray
#999b95  rgb(153, 155, 149)  hsl(80, 3%, 60%)  Dark Gray
#95999b  rgb(149, 153, 155)  hsl(200, 3%, 60%)  Dark Gray