#959796

Color #959796

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.04 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#959796

RGB

rgb(149, 151, 150)

HSL

hsl(150, 1%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(150, 1.3%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.3%, 0%, 0.7%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(62.27, -0.92, 0.27)

LCH

lch(62.27, 0.96, 163.64)

OKLCH

oklch(67.4%, 0.0027, 164.93)

HWB

hwb(150, 58.4%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#979596

Analogous

#959795

#959796

#959797

Triadic

#959796

#969597

#979695

Split-complementary

#959796

#979597

#979595

Tetradic

#959796

#959697

#979596

#979695

Square

#959796

#959597

#979596

#979795

Shades

Color #959796 mixed toward black.

#7c7e7d

#636564

#4a4c4b

#313232

#191919

Tints

Color #959796 mixed toward white.

#a7a8a7

#b8bab9

#cacbca

#dcdcdc

#edeeed

Tones

Color #959796 mixed toward gray.

#959796

#959696

#969696

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#969696 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#969696 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#959696 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 1.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #959796;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#959796]

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Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#959796 (#959796) is rgb(149, 151, 150) in RGB.

No, #959796 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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