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#858081

#858081 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#858081 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 50.2% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.76% magenta, 3.01% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 348°, with 2.01% saturation and 51.18% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 2.69.

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Relative luminance0.2201

Complementary

  1. #858081
  2. #808584

Split complementary

  1. #858081
  2. #808582
  3. #808485

Analogous

  1. #858084
  2. #858081
  3. #858280

Triadic

  1. #858081
  2. #818580
  3. #808185

Tetradic

  1. #858081
  2. #858480
  3. #808584
  4. #808185

Square

  1. #858081
  2. #848580
  3. #808584
  4. #828085

Monochromatic

  1. #373535
  2. #5e5a5b
  3. #858081
  4. #aaa7a8
  5. #d0cece

Shades

#858081 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #858081
  2. #787374
  3. #6a6667
  4. #5d5a5a
  5. #504d4d
  6. #434041
  7. #353334
  8. #282627
  9. #1b1a1a
  10. #0d0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#858081 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #858081
  2. #918d8e
  3. #9d999a
  4. #aaa6a7
  5. #b6b3b3
  6. #c2c0c0
  7. #cecccd
  8. #dad9d9
  9. #e7e6e6
  10. #f3f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#858081 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #858081
  2. #858081
  3. #848081
  4. #848081
  5. #838081
  6. #838081
  7. #828080
  8. #828080
  9. #818080
  10. #818080
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #838181 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #818181 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #828181 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #868080 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #828081 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #838181 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #868081 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-858081 {
  color: #858081;
}
Background
.bg-858081 {
  background-color: #858081;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-858081 {
  border: 2px solid #858081;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #858081;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 128 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 2% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-858081 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #858081, #858280);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-858081 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 128 129 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 2.69 #808080 Gray ΔE 2.94 #808080 Grey ΔE 2.94 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 3.82 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.04 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.04 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.86 #7a7f7e Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#858081  rgb(133, 128, 129)  hsl(348, 2%, 51%)  Taupe Gray
#808584  rgb(128, 133, 132)  hsl(168, 2%, 51%)  Battleship Gray
#818580  rgb(129, 133, 128)  hsl(108, 2%, 51%)  Battleship Gray
#808185  rgb(128, 129, 133)  hsl(228, 2%, 51%)  Gray