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#A49795

#a49795 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a49795 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 59.22% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.93% magenta, 9.15% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 8°, with 7.61% saturation and 61.37% 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 7.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 7.62.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.322

Complementary

  1. #a49795
  2. #95a2a4

Split complementary

  1. #a49795
  2. #95a49e
  3. #959aa4

Analogous

  1. #a4959a
  2. #a49795
  3. #a49e95

Triadic

  1. #a49795
  2. #95a497
  3. #9795a4

Tetradic

  1. #a49795
  2. #a2a495
  3. #95a2a4
  4. #9795a4

Square

  1. #a49795
  2. #9aa495
  3. #95a2a4
  4. #9e95a4

Monochromatic

  1. #564c4a
  2. #7f706d
  3. #a49795
  4. #c7bfbe
  5. #ebe8e7

Shades

#a49795 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a49795
  2. #948886
  3. #837977
  4. #736a68
  5. #625b59
  6. #524c4b
  7. #423c3c
  8. #312d2d
  9. #211e1e
  10. #100f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#a49795 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a49795
  2. #ada1a0
  3. #b6acaa
  4. #bfb6b5
  5. #c8c1bf
  6. #d2cbca
  7. #dbd5d5
  8. #e4e0df
  9. #edeaea
  10. #f6f5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a49795 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a49795
  2. #a09593
  3. #9d9291
  4. #99908f
  5. #968e8d
  6. #928c8b
  7. #8e8988
  8. #8b8786
  9. #878584
  10. #848282
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e9998 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #999895 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9c9b95 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a79696 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e9895 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f9995 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a69696 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a49795 {
  color: #a49795;
}
Background
.bg-a49795 {
  background-color: #a49795;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a49795 {
  border: 2px solid #a49795;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a49795;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 151 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 8% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a49795 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a49795, #a49e95);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a49795 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 151 149 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.62 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.73 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.73 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.23 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.04 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.95 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 10.55 #5b686a Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#a49795  rgb(164, 151, 149)  hsl(8, 8%, 61%)  Taupe Gray
#95a2a4  rgb(149, 162, 164)  hsl(188, 8%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#95a497  rgb(149, 164, 151)  hsl(128, 8%, 61%)  Ash Gray
#9795a4  rgb(151, 149, 164)  hsl(248, 8%, 61%)  Cool Gray