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#858083

#858083 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#858083 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 51.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.76% magenta, 1.5% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 324°, 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 2.1.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2206

Complementary

  1. #858083
  2. #808582

Split complementary

  1. #858083
  2. #818580
  3. #808585

Analogous

  1. #858085
  2. #858083
  3. #858081

Triadic

  1. #858083
  2. #838580
  3. #808385

Tetradic

  1. #858083
  2. #858280
  3. #808582
  4. #808385

Square

  1. #858083
  2. #858580
  3. #808582
  4. #808185

Monochromatic

  1. #373536
  2. #5e5a5d
  3. #858083
  4. #aaa7a9
  5. #d0cecf

Shades

#858083 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #858083
  2. #787376
  3. #6a6669
  4. #5d5a5c
  5. #504d4f
  6. #434042
  7. #353334
  8. #282627
  9. #1b1a1a
  10. #0d0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#858083 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #858083
  2. #918d8f
  3. #9d999c
  4. #aaa6a8
  5. #b6b3b5
  6. #c2c0c1
  7. #cecccd
  8. #dad9da
  9. #e7e6e6
  10. #f3f2f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#858083 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #858083
  2. #858083
  3. #848082
  4. #848082
  5. #838082
  6. #838082
  7. #828081
  8. #828081
  9. #818081
  10. #818080
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #838182 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #808183 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #818283 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #868081 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #828183 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #838183 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #858082 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-858083 {
  color: #858083;
}
Background
.bg-858083 {
  background-color: #858083;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-858083 {
  border: 2px solid #858083;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #858083;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 128 131;
  --color-primary-hsl: 324 2% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-858083 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #858083, #858081);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-858083 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 128 131 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 2.10 #808080 Gray ΔE 3.55 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.55 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 4.62 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.28 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.28 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.54 #7a7f7c Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#858083  rgb(133, 128, 131)  hsl(324, 2%, 51%)  Taupe Gray
#808582  rgb(128, 133, 130)  hsl(144, 2%, 51%)  Battleship Gray
#838580  rgb(131, 133, 128)  hsl(84, 2%, 51%)  Battleship Gray
#808385  rgb(128, 131, 133)  hsl(204, 2%, 51%)  Gray