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#9DA596

#9da596 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9da596 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.57% red, 64.71% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.85% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.09% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 92°, with 7.69% saturation and 61.76% 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 8.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 7.55.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3628

Complementary

  1. #9da596
  2. #9e96a5

Split complementary

  1. #9da596
  2. #9696a5
  3. #a596a4

Analogous

  1. #a4a596
  2. #9da596
  3. #96a596

Triadic

  1. #9da596
  2. #969da5
  3. #a5969d

Tetradic

  1. #9da596
  2. #96a59e
  3. #9e96a5
  4. #a5969d

Square

  1. #9da596
  2. #96a4a5
  3. #9e96a5
  4. #a59696

Monochromatic

  1. #51574b
  2. #77806e
  3. #9da596
  4. #c3c8bf
  5. #eaece8

Shades

#9da596 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9da596
  2. #8d9587
  3. #7e8478
  4. #6e7469
  5. #5e635a
  6. #4f534b
  7. #3f423c
  8. #2f322d
  9. #1f211e
  10. #10110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#9da596 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9da596
  2. #a7aea1
  3. #b1b7ab
  4. #bac0b6
  5. #c4c9c0
  6. #ced2cb
  7. #d8dbd5
  8. #e2e4e0
  9. #ebedea
  10. #f5f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9da596 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9da596
  2. #9aa194
  3. #979e92
  4. #949a8f
  5. #91968d
  6. #8f938b
  7. #8c8f89
  8. #898b87
  9. #868784
  10. #838482
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0a39e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7a395 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5a297 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ea4a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3a496 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2a396 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9da49c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9da596 {
  color: #9da596;
}
Background
.bg-9da596 {
  background-color: #9da596;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9da596 {
  border: 2px solid #9da596;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9da596;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 165 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 92 8% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9da596 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9da596, #96a596);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9da596 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 165 150 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.55 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.97 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.97 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.47 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 11.90 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 11.93 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 12.03 #625a69 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#9da596  rgb(157, 165, 150)  hsl(92, 8%, 62%)  Ash Gray
#9e96a5  rgb(158, 150, 165)  hsl(272, 8%, 62%)  Rose Quartz
#969da5  rgb(150, 157, 165)  hsl(212, 8%, 62%)  Dark Gray
#a5969d  rgb(165, 150, 157)  hsl(332, 8%, 62%)  Rose Quartz