RAL 7040 - Window Gray RAL Classic Color

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Color Name

RAL 7040 - Window Gray

Hex Color Code

#989EA1

RGB Color Code

RGB(152, 158, 161)

CMYK Values*

5.6%, 1.9%, 0.0%, 36.9%

Color Family (Hue)

Gray

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About RAL 7040 - Window Gray color - its meaning and example

This page shows color information about RAL 7040 - Window Gray. This color appears in the Gray color family (hues), part of the RAL Classic collection. "RAL 7040 - Window Gray" color name in other languages - Dutch: Venstergrijs, German: Fenstergrau, French: Gris fenêtre, Italian: Grigio finestra, Spanish: Gris ventana.

What color is RAL 7040 - Window Gray?

RAL 7040 - Window Gray color belongs to the Gray color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for RAL 7040 - Window Gray is #989EA1, and the RGB color code is RGB(152, 158, 161).

In the RGB color model, RAL 7040 - Window Gray has a red value of 152, a green value of 158, and a blue value of 161. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 5.6% cyan, 1.9% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 36.9% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 200° (degrees), 4.6 % saturation, and 61.4 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, RAL 7040 - Window Gray has a hue of 200° (degrees), 5.6 % saturation and 63.1 % brightness/value.

RAL 7040 - Window Gray is cool or warm?

The color RAL 7040 - Window Gray is a cool color.

What is the LRV of RAL 7040 - Window Gray? (For interior and product design)

RAL 7040 - Window Gray has an LRV of nearly 33.7. By LRV value, it is a medium color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

RAL 7040 - Window Gray

LRV 33.7

Light Color

Compare LRV 33.7 of RAL 7040 - Window Gray with dark and light color

Is RAL 7040 - Window Gray Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color RAL 7040 - Window Gray meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

RAL 7040 - Window Gray (CMS - RAL Classic) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #989EA1

Hex triplet: #989EA1
Red: 98
Green: 9E
Blue: A1

RGBA / RGB rgb(152, 158, 161)

Red: 152 (59.6%)
Green: 158 (62.0%)
Blue: 161 (63.1%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 5.59%
Magenta: 1.86%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 36.86%

HSL hsl(200deg, 4.6 %, 61.4 %)

Hue: 200°
Saturation: 4.57 %
Lightness: 61.37 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 200°
Saturation: 5.59 %
Brightness / Value: 63.14 %

RYB ryb(47, 75, 76)

Red: 47 (18.4%)
Yellow: 75 (29.3%)
Blue: 76 (29.9%)

HWB

Hue: 200°
Whiteness: 59.61 %
Blackness: 36.86 %

CMY

Cyan: 40.39%
Magenta: 38.04%
Yellow: 36.86%

XYZ

X: 31.61
Y: 33.7
Z: 38.56

YXY

Y1: 33.7
X: 0.3
Y2: 0.32

CIE-Lab

L: 64.73
A: -1.54
B: -2.31

CIE-Lch

L: 64.73
C: 2.78
H: 236.31

CIE-Luv

L: 64.73
U: -3.5
V: -3.11

Hunter-Lab

L: 58.05
A: -4.41
B: 1.26

Other

LRV: ~ 33.7 %
Munsell Color System: 0.3B 6.3/0.6

Similar Colors and Paints

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Named colors similar to RAL 7040 - Window Gray (CMS - RAL Classic)

These are the named colors closest to RAL 7040 - Window Gray (CMS - RAL Classic), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#989898 Color Spanish Gray

96.57% match | ΔE 3.43

#A6A6A6 Color Quick Silver

95.90% match | ΔE 4.10

#A9A9A9 Color Dark Gray

95.27% match | ΔE 4.73

#91A3B0 Color Cadet Gray

94.38% match | ΔE 5.62

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system

RAL Classic

RAL 7040 - Window Gray similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of RAL 7040 - Window Gray to RAL Classic

#989EA1 Color RAL 7040 - Window Gray

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#9B9B9B Color RAL 7004 - Signal Gray

96.89% match | ΔE 3.11

#A1A1A0 Color RAL 9006 - White Aluminium

96.51% match | ΔE 3.49

#8C969D Color RAL 7001 - Silver Gray

96.44% match | ΔE 3.56

Pantone TCX

RAL 7040 - Window Gray similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of RAL 7040 - Window Gray to Pantone TCX

#98A0A5 Color PANTONE 15-4305 TCX - Quarry

98.72% match | ΔE 1.28

#A0A3A7 Color PANTONE 14-4205 TCX - Cathedral Spire

97.52% match | ΔE 2.48

#989A98 Color PANTONE 16-4702 TCX - Limestone

96.78% match | ΔE 3.22

#939597 Color PANTONE 17-5104 TCX - Ultimate Gray

96.75% match | ΔE 3.25

Pantone PMS

RAL 7040 - Window Gray similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of RAL 7040 - Window Gray to Pantone PMS

#9EA2A2 Color PANTONE 422 C

97.87% match | ΔE 2.13

#97999B Color PANTONE Cool Gray 7 C

97.67% match | ΔE 2.33

#9D9D9F Color PANTONE 4276 C

97.02% match | ΔE 2.98

#999999 Color PANTONE 4289 C

96.70% match | ΔE 3.30

British Standard 4800

RAL 7040 - Window Gray similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of RAL 7040 - Window Gray to British Standard 4800

#92969B Color BS 02-A-07 - Grey

97.07% match | ΔE 2.93

#A3A3A3 Color BS 18-B-21 - Blue

96.44% match | ΔE 3.56

#939393 Color BS 16-A-07 - Mid Grey

95.58% match | ΔE 4.42

#A9A9A8 Color BS 10-A-03 - Sink Grey

95.14% match | ΔE 4.86

RAL Design

RAL 7040 - Window Gray similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of RAL 7040 - Window Gray to RAL Design

#9E9F9E Color RAL 000 65 00 - Mortar Grey

97.05% match | ΔE 2.95

#A2ADB3 Color RAL 240 70 05 - Laundry Blue

95.21% match | ΔE 4.79

#A7AEB4 Color RAL 260 70 05 - Northern Light Grey

95.01% match | ΔE 4.99

#8A9098 Color RAL 260 60 05 - Seal Grey

94.79% match | ΔE 5.21

Paint similar to RAL 7040 - Window Gray (CMS - RAL Classic)

These are the real paint colors closest to RAL 7040 - Window Gray (CMS - RAL Classic) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from RAL 7040 - Window Gray once it is on a wall.

Benjamin Moore

RAL 7040 - Window Gray similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of RAL 7040 - Window Gray to Benjamin Moore

#9A9FA2 Color Delray Gray (1614)

99.38% match | ΔE 0.62

#979C9F Color Pewter (2121-30)

99.26% match | ΔE 0.74

#909698 Color Tucker Gray (CW-705)

97.36% match | ΔE 2.64

#9FA09E Color Storm (AF-700)

96.63% match | ΔE 3.37

PPG Paints

RAL 7040 - Window Gray similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of RAL 7040 - Window Gray to PPG Paints

#999FA3 Color Gray Suit (PPG0993-4)

99.36% match | ΔE 0.64

#8E9598 Color Steeple Gray (PPG1012-5)

97.01% match | ΔE 2.99

#939FA9 Color Quicksilver (PPG1041-5)

96.37% match | ΔE 3.63

#9F9F9D Color Burnished Blade (PPG0995-5)

96.37% match | ΔE 3.63

Valspar

RAL 7040 - Window Gray similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of RAL 7040 - Window Gray to Valspar

#959B9E Color Chrome (V113-2)

99.06% match | ΔE 0.94

#959A9D Color Drizzling Mist (4006-1C)

98.71% match | ΔE 1.29

#A1A8A9 Color Cloud Mountain (V115-2)

96.79% match | ΔE 3.21

#959896 Color Stone Mason Gray (4008-1C)

96.62% match | ΔE 3.38

Behr

RAL 7040 - Window Gray similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of RAL 7040 - Window Gray to Behr

#999D9E Color Pencil Sketch (N500-4)

98.74% match | ΔE 1.26

#9A9DA2 Color Smokey Lilac (PPU26-20)

97.86% match | ΔE 2.14

#A2A4A6 Color Power Gray (N530-4)

97.19% match | ΔE 2.81

#A0A09F Color Elemental Gray (PPU26-06)

96.60% match | ΔE 3.40

Sherwin Williams

RAL 7040 - Window Gray similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of RAL 7040 - Window Gray to Sherwin Williams

#959BA0 Color Dustblu (SW 9161)

98.58% match | ΔE 1.42

#979FA5 Color Let it Rain (SW 9152)

98.42% match | ΔE 1.58

#939899 Color African Gray (SW 9162)

97.83% match | ΔE 2.17

#A0A5A7 Color Network Gray (SW 7073)

97.74% match | ΔE 2.26

Dunn-Edwards

RAL 7040 - Window Gray similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of RAL 7040 - Window Gray to Dunn-Edwards

#949EA2 Color Soft Pumice (DE 6326)

98.26% match | ΔE 1.74

#91989D Color Wolverine (DET 610)

97.81% match | ΔE 2.19

#9CA0A6 Color Gray Wolf (DE 6354)

97.67% match | ΔE 2.33

#999B9B Color Walrus (DE 6368)

97.67% match | ΔE 2.33

Farrow & Ball

RAL 7040 - Window Gray similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of RAL 7040 - Window Gray to Farrow & Ball

#9EA09D Color Manor House Gray (265)

96.44% match | ΔE 3.56

#90A3A6 Color Sardine (CB8)

94.57% match | ΔE 5.43

#8C8E8D Color Plummett (272)

94.32% match | ΔE 5.68

#A09C97 Color Worsted (284)

94.13% match | ΔE 5.87

Color Combinations

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4C5154

656B6E

7D8589

989EA1

B3B7B9

CDD0D2

E8E9EA

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

98A19B

98A1A0

989EA1

989AA1

9B98A1

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

989EA1

A1989E

9EA198

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

989EA1

A098A1

A19B98

9AA198

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

989EA1

A2A7AA

ACB1B3

B6BBBD

C1C4C6

CBCED0

D5D8D9

E0E1E2

EAEBEC

F4F5F5

FFFFFF

RAL 7040 - Window Gray - #989EA1 Tints

989EA1

888E90

797E80

6A6E70

5B5E60

4C4F50

3C3F40

2D2F30

1E1F20

0F0F10

000000

RAL 7040 - Window Gray - #989EA1 Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#989EA1

RAL 7040 - Window Gray

#A19B98

Spanish Gray*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of RAL 7040 - Window Gray - #989EA1?

Color that best contrast with RAL 7040 - Window Gray - #989EA1 is #A19B98, color name is Spanish Gray*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.