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#949697 closest to Steely Grey

#949697 is a medium gray; the closest named color is Steely Grey. In the RGB color model it is made of 58.0% red, 58.8% green and 59.2% blue (rgb(148, 150, 151)). Its HSL value is 200° hue, 1% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black. #949697 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.07:1.

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Variations of #949697

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#949697 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#949697 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #949697 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #959597
  • Protanopia 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #959697
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #959697
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #959597
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #959697
  • Tritanopia 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #939696
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #949697
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #969696
  • Achromatomaly 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #959696

#949697 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.97:1 Very poor#949697 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.07:1 Very good#949697 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#949697 in CSS

/* Steely Grey */
.color { color: #949697; }
.background { background-color: #949697; }
.border { border: 1px solid #949697; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(148 150 151);
color: hsl(200 1% 59%);
color: oklch(0.672 0.003 228.8);

#949697 FAQ

What color is #949697?

#949697 is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Steely Grey. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #949697?

#949697 is rgb(148, 150, 151) in RGB, hsl(200, 1%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 41%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #949697?

The complementary color of #949697 is #979594, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #949697?

Black text has the best contrast on #949697: 7.07:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #949697 a warm or cool color?

#949697 is a neutral color.