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#9FA598

#9fa598 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9fa598 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 64.71% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.64% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.88% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 87.69°, with 6.74% saturation and 62.16% 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 8.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 7.37.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3655

Complementary

  1. #9fa598
  2. #9e98a5

Split complementary

  1. #9fa598
  2. #9899a5
  3. #a598a5

Analogous

  1. #a5a598
  2. #9fa598
  3. #99a598

Triadic

  1. #9fa598
  2. #989fa5
  3. #a5989f

Tetradic

  1. #9fa598
  2. #98a59e
  3. #9e98a5
  4. #a5989f

Square

  1. #9fa598
  2. #98a5a5
  3. #9e98a5
  4. #a59899

Monochromatic

  1. #52584c
  2. #798070
  3. #9fa598
  4. #c5c9c1
  5. #ebecea

Shades

#9fa598 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fa598
  2. #8f9589
  3. #7f847a
  4. #6f746a
  5. #5f635b
  6. #50534c
  7. #40423d
  8. #30322e
  9. #20211e
  10. #10110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fa598 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fa598
  2. #a9aea2
  3. #b2b7ad
  4. #bcc0b7
  5. #c5c9c1
  6. #cfd2cc
  7. #d9dbd6
  8. #e2e4e0
  9. #ecedea
  10. #f5f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fa598 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fa598
  2. #9ca196
  3. #999e93
  4. #969a91
  5. #93968e
  6. #90938c
  7. #8c8f8a
  8. #898b87
  9. #868785
  10. #838482
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1a49f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7a397 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6a399 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0a4a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4a498 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3a498 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9fa49e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fa598 {
  color: #9fa598;
}
Background
.bg-9fa598 {
  background-color: #9fa598;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fa598 {
  border: 2px solid #9fa598;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fa598;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 165 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 7% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fa598 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fa598, #99a598);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fa598 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 165 152 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.37 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.78 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.78 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.71 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 11.09 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 12.15 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 12.18 #605a67 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#9fa598  rgb(159, 165, 152)  hsl(88, 7%, 62%)  Ash Gray
#9e98a5  rgb(158, 152, 165)  hsl(268, 7%, 62%)  Rose Quartz
#989fa5  rgb(152, 159, 165)  hsl(208, 7%, 62%)  Dark Gray
#a5989f  rgb(165, 152, 159)  hsl(328, 7%, 62%)  Rose Quartz