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#A59797

#a59797 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a59797 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 59.22% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.48% magenta, 8.48% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 7.22% saturation and 61.96% 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 7.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 7.6.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3237

Complementary

  1. #a59797
  2. #97a5a5

Split complementary

  1. #a59797
  2. #97a59e
  3. #979ea5

Analogous

  1. #a5979e
  2. #a59797
  3. #a59e97

Triadic

  1. #a59797
  2. #97a597
  3. #9797a5

Tetradic

  1. #a59797
  2. #a5a597
  3. #97a5a5
  4. #9797a5

Square

  1. #a59797
  2. #9ea597
  3. #97a5a5
  4. #9e97a5

Monochromatic

  1. #574c4c
  2. #806f6f
  3. #a59797
  4. #c8c0c0
  5. #ece9e9

Shades

#a59797 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a59797
  2. #958888
  3. #847979
  4. #746a6a
  5. #635b5b
  6. #534c4c
  7. #423c3c
  8. #322d2d
  9. #211e1e
  10. #110f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#a59797 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a59797
  2. #aea1a1
  3. #b7acac
  4. #c0b6b6
  5. #c9c1c1
  6. #d2cbcb
  7. #dbd5d5
  8. #e4e0e0
  9. #edeaea
  10. #f6f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a59797 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a59797
  2. #a19595
  3. #9e9292
  4. #9a9090
  5. #968e8e
  6. #938c8c
  7. #8f8989
  8. #8b8787
  9. #878585
  10. #848282
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f9999 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #999997 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9c9b97 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a89697 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e9897 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a09997 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a79697 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a59797 {
  color: #a59797;
}
Background
.bg-a59797 {
  background-color: #a59797;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a59797 {
  border: 2px solid #a59797;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a59797;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 151 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 7% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a59797 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a59797, #a59e97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a59797 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 151 151 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.60 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.84 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.87 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.11 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.11 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 10.26 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.49 #5a6868 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#a59797  rgb(165, 151, 151)  hsl(0, 7%, 62%)  Taupe Gray
#97a5a5  rgb(151, 165, 165)  hsl(180, 7%, 62%)  Dark Gray
#97a597  rgb(151, 165, 151)  hsl(120, 7%, 62%)  Ash Gray
#9797a5  rgb(151, 151, 165)  hsl(240, 7%, 62%)  Cool Gray