#999596
Taupe · light neutral
About #999596
#999596 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 60% red, 58% green and 59% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 2% yellow and 40% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Taupe (ΔE 6.2); Mushroom comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #959998 — a mushroom tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #999596 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.09:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #999596?
#999596 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 60% red, 58% green and 59% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 2% yellow and 40% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #999596?
Use black text. Black on #999596 has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #999596?
Its complementary colour is #959998, and analogous partners are #999598 and #999695.