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#9FA798

#9fa798 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9fa798 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, 65.49% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.98% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 92°, with 7.85% saturation and 62.55% 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 8.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 7.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3728

Complementary

  1. #9fa798
  2. #a098a7

Split complementary

  1. #9fa798
  2. #9998a7
  3. #a798a6

Analogous

  1. #a6a798
  2. #9fa798
  3. #98a799

Triadic

  1. #9fa798
  2. #989fa7
  3. #a7989f

Tetradic

  1. #9fa798
  2. #98a7a0
  3. #a098a7
  4. #a7989f

Square

  1. #9fa798
  2. #98a6a7
  3. #a098a7
  4. #a79998

Monochromatic

  1. #535a4c
  2. #798370
  3. #9fa798
  4. #c5cac1
  5. #ecedeb

Shades

#9fa798 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fa798
  2. #8f9689
  3. #7f867a
  4. #6f756a
  5. #5f645b
  6. #50544c
  7. #40433d
  8. #30322e
  9. #20211e
  10. #10110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fa798 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fa798
  2. #a9b0a2
  3. #b2b9ad
  4. #bcc1b7
  5. #c5cac1
  6. #cfd3cc
  7. #d9dcd6
  8. #e2e5e0
  9. #ecedea
  10. #f5f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fa798 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fa798
  2. #9ca396
  3. #999f93
  4. #969b91
  5. #93978e
  6. #90948c
  7. #8c908a
  8. #898c87
  9. #868885
  10. #838482
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2a5a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9a597 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7a499 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0a6a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5a698 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4a598 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9fa69e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fa798 {
  color: #9fa798;
}
Background
.bg-9fa798 {
  background-color: #9fa798;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fa798 {
  border: 2px solid #9fa798;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fa798;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 167 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 92 8% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fa798 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fa798, #98a799);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fa798 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 167 152 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.00 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.84 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.84 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.05 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 11.62 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 11.63 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 12.49 #605867 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#9fa798  rgb(159, 167, 152)  hsl(92, 8%, 63%)  Ash Gray
#a098a7  rgb(160, 152, 167)  hsl(272, 8%, 63%)  Rose Quartz
#989fa7  rgb(152, 159, 167)  hsl(212, 8%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#a7989f  rgb(167, 152, 159)  hsl(332, 8%, 63%)  Rose Quartz