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#9BA494

#9ba494 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9ba494 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, 64.31% green and 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.76% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 93.75°, with 8.08% saturation and 61.18% 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 8.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 7.99.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3566

Complementary

  1. #9ba494
  2. #9d94a4

Split complementary

  1. #9ba494
  2. #9594a4
  3. #a494a3

Analogous

  1. #a3a494
  2. #9ba494
  3. #94a495

Triadic

  1. #9ba494
  2. #949ba4
  3. #a4949b

Tetradic

  1. #9ba494
  2. #94a49d
  3. #9d94a4
  4. #a4949b

Square

  1. #9ba494
  2. #94a3a4
  3. #9d94a4
  4. #a49594

Monochromatic

  1. #4f5649
  2. #757f6c
  3. #9ba494
  4. #c2c7bd
  5. #e8eae7

Shades

#9ba494 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ba494
  2. #8c9485
  3. #7c8376
  4. #6d7368
  5. #5d6259
  6. #4e524a
  7. #3e423b
  8. #2f312c
  9. #1f211e
  10. #10100f
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ba494 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ba494
  2. #a5ad9f
  3. #afb6a9
  4. #b9bfb4
  5. #c3c8bf
  6. #cdd2ca
  7. #d7dbd4
  8. #e1e4df
  9. #ebedea
  10. #f5f6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ba494 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ba494
  2. #98a092
  3. #969d90
  4. #93998e
  5. #90968c
  6. #8e928a
  7. #8b8e88
  8. #888b86
  9. #858784
  10. #838482
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fa29c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6a193 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4a195 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ba29f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2a393 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1a294 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9ba39b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ba494 {
  color: #9ba494;
}
Background
.bg-9ba494 {
  background-color: #9ba494;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ba494 {
  border: 2px solid #9ba494;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ba494;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 164 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 94 8% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ba494 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ba494, #94a495);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ba494 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 164 148 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.99 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.61 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.61 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.64 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 11.42 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 11.95 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 12.71 #645b6b Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#9ba494  rgb(155, 164, 148)  hsl(94, 8%, 61%)  Ash Gray
#9d94a4  rgb(157, 148, 164)  hsl(274, 8%, 61%)  Rose Quartz
#949ba4  rgb(148, 155, 164)  hsl(214, 8%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#a4949b  rgb(164, 148, 155)  hsl(334, 8%, 61%)  Rose Quartz