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#9CA792

#9ca792 ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9ca792 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 65.49% green and 57.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.57% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 91.43°, with 10.66% saturation and 61.37% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 8.28.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3678

Complementary

  1. #9ca792
  2. #9d92a7

Split complementary

  1. #9ca792
  2. #9292a7
  3. #a792a6

Analogous

  1. #a6a792
  2. #9ca792
  3. #92a792

Triadic

  1. #9ca792
  2. #929ca7
  3. #a7929c

Tetradic

  1. #9ca792
  2. #92a79d
  3. #9d92a7
  4. #a7929c

Square

  1. #9ca792
  2. #92a6a7
  3. #9d92a7
  4. #a79292

Monochromatic

  1. #505947
  2. #76836a
  3. #9ca792
  4. #c2c9bc
  5. #e9ebe7

Shades

#9ca792 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ca792
  2. #8c9683
  3. #7d8675
  4. #6d7566
  5. #5e6458
  6. #4e5449
  7. #3e433a
  8. #2f322c
  9. #1f211d
  10. #10110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ca792 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ca792
  2. #a6b09d
  3. #b0b9a8
  4. #bac1b3
  5. #c4cabe
  6. #ced3c9
  7. #d7dcd3
  8. #e1e5de
  9. #ebede9
  10. #f5f6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ca792 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ca792
  2. #99a390
  3. #969f8e
  4. #949b8d
  5. #91978b
  6. #8e9489
  7. #8b9087
  8. #888c85
  9. #868884
  10. #838482
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0a59d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9a491 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8a393 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9da5a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4a591 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3a593 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9ca69b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ca792 {
  color: #9ca792;
}
Background
.bg-9ca792 {
  background-color: #9ca792;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ca792 {
  border: 2px solid #9ca792;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ca792;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 167 146;
  --color-primary-hsl: 91 11% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ca792 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ca792, #92a792);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ca792 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 167 146 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.28 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.55 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.66 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 11.35 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.40 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 11.40 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.92 #63586d Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#9ca792  rgb(156, 167, 146)  hsl(91, 11%, 61%)  Ash Gray
#9d92a7  rgb(157, 146, 167)  hsl(271, 11%, 61%)  Rose Quartz
#929ca7  rgb(146, 156, 167)  hsl(211, 11%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#a7929c  rgb(167, 146, 156)  hsl(331, 11%, 61%)  Rose Quartz