Cool Grey Color
Cool Grey is a gray color with hex code #95A3A6. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with cool grey, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Cool Grey Color Values
What Does Cool Grey Mean?
Cool Grey belongs to the gray family of colors. Gray settles arguments between colors. Practical, quiet, and hard to date-stamp, it lets brighter hues carry the personality while providing structure. Warm grays cozy a room up; cool grays keep it businesslike. Cool Grey sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Cool Grey is classified as a blue (nearest centroid: pale blue, #91A3B0). It is also known as Dusty Sky.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Cool Grey
Cool Grey and #A79995 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #95A7A1 and #959BA7, which sit beside cool grey on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair cool grey with triadic partners #A795A4 and #A4A795. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Hit Grey —
#A1ADB5(Delta E 5) - Grey Chateau —
#A2AAB3(Delta E 5) - Edward —
#A2AEAB(Delta E 5) - Gull Grey —
#9DACB7(Delta E 6) - Granny Smith —
#84A0A0(Delta E 6)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #95A3A6; }
.background { background-color: #95A3A6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95A3A6; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #95A3A640; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for cool grey?
Cool Grey has the hex code #95A3A6. In RGB notation it is rgb(149, 163, 166), in HSL it is hsl(191, 9%, 62%), and its OKLCH value is 0.705, 0.016, 212.
What does the color cool grey mean?
Gray-family colors like cool grey carry distinct psychological associations. Cool Grey belongs to the gray family of colors. Gray settles arguments between colors. Practical, quiet, and hard to date-stamp, it lets brighter hues carry the personality while providing structure. Warm grays cozy a room up; cool grays keep it businesslike. Cool Grey sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with cool grey?
Cool Grey has three easy routes: its complement #A79995 for punch, its neighbors #95A7A1 and #959BA7 for something calmer, or triadic partners #A795A4 and #A4A795 when you want energy.
Is cool grey a standard web color?
No — Cool Grey is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #95A3A6 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make cool grey lighter or darker?
To lighten cool grey, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #EEF1F1 (lightest tint) to #171B1C (darkest shade).
About Cool Grey
Cool Grey is classified as a Blue in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Gray hue family. It has alternative names including Dusty Sky. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #95A3A6 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.