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#9FA18D

#9fa18d ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9fa18d is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 63.14% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.24% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.42% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 66°, with 9.62% saturation and 59.22% 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 7.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 9.85.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3478

Complementary

  1. #9fa18d
  2. #8f8da1

Split complementary

  1. #9fa18d
  2. #8d95a1
  3. #998da1

Analogous

  1. #a1998d
  2. #9fa18d
  3. #95a18d

Triadic

  1. #9fa18d
  2. #8d9fa1
  3. #a18d9f

Tetradic

  1. #9fa18d
  2. #8da18f
  3. #8f8da1
  4. #a18d9f

Square

  1. #9fa18d
  2. #8da199
  3. #8f8da1
  4. #a18d95

Monochromatic

  1. #505243
  2. #797c66
  3. #9fa18d
  4. #c2c4b7
  5. #e6e6e1

Shades

#9fa18d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fa18d
  2. #8f917f
  3. #7f8171
  4. #6f7163
  5. #5f6155
  6. #505147
  7. #404038
  8. #30302a
  9. #20201c
  10. #10100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fa18d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fa18d
  2. #a9aa98
  3. #b2b4a4
  4. #bcbdaf
  5. #c5c7bb
  6. #cfd0c6
  7. #d9d9d1
  8. #e2e3dd
  9. #ecece8
  10. #f5f6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fa18d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fa18d
  2. #9c9e8c
  3. #999a8a
  4. #969789
  5. #939488
  6. #909187
  7. #8c8d85
  8. #898a84
  9. #868783
  10. #838381
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fa098 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a49f8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4a08e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a29e9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2a08c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2a08d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a19f96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fa18d {
  color: #9fa18d;
}
Background
.bg-9fa18d {
  background-color: #9fa18d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fa18d {
  border: 2px solid #9fa18d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fa18d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 161 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 66 10% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fa18d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fa18d, #95a18d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fa18d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 161 141 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.85 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.94 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.94 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.24 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 11.92 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 12.41 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 12.42 #605e72 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#9fa18d  rgb(159, 161, 141)  hsl(66, 10%, 59%)  Ash Gray
#8f8da1  rgb(143, 141, 161)  hsl(246, 10%, 59%)  Cool Gray
#8d9fa1  rgb(141, 159, 161)  hsl(186, 10%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#a18d9f  rgb(161, 141, 159)  hsl(306, 10%, 59%)  Rose Quartz