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Light Gray
#9A968D

Light Gray (#9A968D) with RGB(154, 150, 141) and HSL(42, 6%, 58%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems.

GraySoftneutral
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Interactive

UI Sandbox

Project Dashboard
Active theme: Light Gray
Values

Production-ready color values

Copy formats for CSS, handoff docs, tokens, and implementation.

HEX
#9A968D
RGB
rgb(154, 150, 141)
HSL
hsl(42, 6%, 58%)
HSV
hsv(42, 8%, 60%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 3%, 8%, 40%)
Decimal
10131085
Contrast

Accessibility checks

Aa
On white
2.95:1
Aa
On black
7.12:1
Shades

Tonal scale

#161513#292724#44413C#5F5B54#7A766C#938F85#ABA8A0#BEBCB6#D4D2CE#E9E9E7
90080070060050040030020010050
Accessibility

Contrast Audit

On White
FAIL
Text
2.95:1
On Black
WCAG AA PASS
Text
7.12:1
Vision

Simulator

protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
Harmonies

Palette combinations from this base color

Open any harmony as a shareable palette route and keep refining from there.

Complementary
Open palette
#9A968D#8D919A
#9A968D#8D9A96#968D9A
Analogous
Open palette
#9A908D#9A938D#9A968D#9A9A8D#989A8D
Split complementary
Open palette
#9A968D#8D989A#908D9A
Tetradic
Open palette
#9A968D#8D9A90#8D919A#9A8D98
Monochromatic
Open palette
#363430#5F5B54#878378#ABA8A0#CFCDC9
Analysis

Design expert profile

Detailed psychological and professional strategy for this specific tone.

Light Gray (#9A968D) with RGB(154, 150, 141) and HSL(42, 6%, 58%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems.
graysoftneutralhex-9a968dh-42s-6l-58
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Developer Handoff

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CSS
/* Light Gray */
color: #9A968D;
background-color: #9A968D;
border-color: #9A968D;
box-shadow: 0 4px 24px #9a968d40;
Tailwind CSS
bg-[#9A968D] text-[#9A968D] border-[#9A968D] ring-[#9A968D]
SwiftUI
Color(red: 0.604, green: 0.588, blue: 0.553)
Flutter / Dart
Color(0xFF9A968D)
Android XML
<color name="light_gray">#9A968D</color>
React Native
{ color: '#9A968D' }
Social Media

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Related colors

Nearby named colors

Silver
#C0C0C0
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
Gray
#808080
Dim Gray
#696969
Light Slate Gray
#778899
Slate Gray
#708090
Brand Match

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About

About Light Gray

This section gives the same kind of richer color context you’d expect from a dedicated color reference page.

Meaning
Light Gray sits in the gray family with a soft tone, so it holds enough weight for primary UI accents. It reads as balanced, restrained, and dependable.
Applications
Light Gray (#9A968D) with RGB(154, 150, 141) and HSL(42, 6%, 58%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems. It performs better as foreground color on dark interfaces and dense contrast surfaces.
Family
Gray
Tone
Soft
Temperature
neutral
Keywords
gray, soft, neutral, hex-9a968d, h-42, s-6
Conversion

Color conversions

Use these values in CSS, product docs, design tokens, and print-oriented workflows.

HEX
#9A968D
RGB
rgb(154, 150, 141)
HSL
hsl(42, 6%, 58%)
HSV
hsv(42, 8%, 60%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 3%, 8%, 40%)
Variations

Shades and tonal variations

Build softer surfaces, deeper states, and a cleaner tonal system from the same base hue.

#161513#292724#44413C#5F5B54#7A766C#938F85#ABA8A0#BEBCB6#D4D2CE#E9E9E7
900
#161513
800
#292724
700
#44413C
600
#5F5B54
500
#7A766C
400
#938F85
Color harmonies

Harmony-based palette routes

Move from a single color into full palette ideas based on common harmony systems.

Complementary
Open palette
#9A968D#8D919A
#9A968D#8D9A96#968D9A
Analogous
Open palette
#9A908D#9A938D#9A968D#9A9A8D#989A8D
Split complementary
Open palette
#9A968D#8D989A#908D9A
Tetradic
Open palette
#9A968D#8D9A90#8D919A#9A8D98
Monochromatic
Open palette
#363430#5F5B54#878378#ABA8A0#CFCDC9
Blindness simulator

Color blindness preview

These simulations help you judge whether the color keeps enough identity across common color-vision variations.

Protanopia
#98988F
Red-sensitive cones are reduced, so warm reds and greens can collapse toward similar mid-tones.
Deuteranopia
#999990
Green-sensitive cones are reduced, which often compresses green and red distinctions.
Tritanopia
#9A9191
Blue-sensitive cones are reduced, which shifts blues and yellows toward flatter blends.
Contrast checker

Accessibility contrast snapshots

Use these quick checks to understand where the color is more reliable for text, icons, and UI foregrounds.

Aa
On white
2.95:1
Fails normal and large text guidance.
Aa
On black
7.12:1
AAA passes for normal text.
Similar colors

Nearby color references

Use nearby colors when you want alternatives with a similar overall feel but a different hue or intensity.

Silver
#C0C0C0
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
Gray
#808080
Dim Gray
#696969
Light Slate Gray
#778899
Slate Gray
#708090
Color libraries

Library-ready mappings

These mappings help you slot the color into CSS names, Tailwind-like scales, and semantic design tokens faster.

CSS named match
Light Gray
Closest standard CSS name to #9A968D for developer-friendly reference and docs.
Design token
--color-gray-soft
A token-friendly alias you can use in design systems, Tailwind maps, or CSS variables.
Tailwind-friendly scale
gray-500
A naming pattern that fits Tailwind-style scale systems and keeps #9A968D as the core value.
HSL token
42 6% 58%
Useful when your component library or theme layer stores semantic colors in HSL channels.
Color palettes

Palette ideas related to this color

These palette routes are pulled from the curated library based on RGB similarity, so you can branch into more complete systems quickly.

Pure Gray
Similarity score 12
Open
minimalneutralmodern
Dusty Violet
Similarity score 15
Open
mutedpastelsoft
Twilight
Similarity score 15
Open
mutedcooldark
Winter Morning
Similarity score 15
Open
coolwintermuted
Facebook
Similarity score 24
Open
bluebrandsocial
Sage Garden
Similarity score 26
Open
naturalgreensoft
Gray Scale
Similarity score 26
Open
minimalneutralcool
Lavender Garden
Similarity score 32
Open
purplemutedsoft