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#A09494

#a09494 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a09494 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 58.04% green and 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.5% magenta, 7.5% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 5.94% saturation and 60.39% 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 7.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 6.32.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3079

Complementary

  1. #a09494
  2. #94a0a0

Split complementary

  1. #a09494
  2. #94a09a
  3. #949aa0

Analogous

  1. #a0949a
  2. #a09494
  3. #a09a94

Triadic

  1. #a09494
  2. #94a094
  3. #9494a0

Tetradic

  1. #a09494
  2. #a0a094
  3. #94a0a0
  4. #9494a0

Square

  1. #a09494
  2. #9aa094
  3. #94a0a0
  4. #9a94a0

Monochromatic

  1. #524949
  2. #7b6d6d
  3. #a09494
  4. #c4bdbd
  5. #e8e5e5

Shades

#a09494 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a09494
  2. #908585
  3. #807676
  4. #706868
  5. #605959
  6. #504a4a
  7. #403b3b
  8. #302c2c
  9. #201e1e
  10. #100f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#a09494 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a09494
  2. #aa9f9f
  3. #b3a9a9
  4. #bdb4b4
  5. #c6bfbf
  6. #d0caca
  7. #d9d4d4
  8. #e3dfdf
  9. #eceaea
  10. #f6f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a09494 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a09494
  2. #9d9292
  3. #9a9090
  4. #968e8e
  5. #938c8c
  6. #908a8a
  7. #8d8888
  8. #8a8686
  9. #868484
  10. #838282
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a9696 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #969594 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #999794 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a39394 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a9594 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c9694 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a29394 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a09494 {
  color: #a09494;
}
Background
.bg-a09494 {
  background-color: #a09494;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a09494 {
  border: 2px solid #a09494;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a09494;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 148 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 6% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a09494 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a09494, #a09a94);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a09494 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 148 148 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.32 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.16 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.16 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.37 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.17 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.21 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.89 #5f6b6b Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#a09494  rgb(160, 148, 148)  hsl(0, 6%, 60%)  Taupe Gray
#94a0a0  rgb(148, 160, 160)  hsl(180, 6%, 60%)  Dark Gray
#94a094  rgb(148, 160, 148)  hsl(120, 6%, 60%)  Ash Gray
#9494a0  rgb(148, 148, 160)  hsl(240, 6%, 60%)  Cool Gray