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#859988

#859988 ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#859988 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, 60% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.11% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 129°, with 8.93% saturation and 56.08% 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 6.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 6.62.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2955

Complementary

  1. #859988
  2. #998596

Split complementary

  1. #859988
  2. #928599
  3. #99858c

Analogous

  1. #8c9985
  2. #859988
  3. #859992

Triadic

  1. #859988
  2. #888599
  3. #998885

Tetradic

  1. #859988
  2. #859699
  3. #998596
  4. #998885

Square

  1. #859988
  2. #858c99
  3. #998596
  4. #999285

Monochromatic

  1. #3d483e
  2. #5f7262
  3. #859988
  4. #afbcb1
  5. #d8dfd9

Shades

#859988 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #859988
  2. #788a7a
  3. #6a7a6d
  4. #5d6b5f
  5. #505c52
  6. #434d44
  7. #353d36
  8. #282e29
  9. #1b1f1b
  10. #0d0f0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#859988 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #859988
  2. #91a394
  3. #9dada0
  4. #aab8ac
  5. #b6c2b8
  6. #c2ccc4
  7. #ced6cf
  8. #dae0db
  9. #e7ebe7
  10. #f3f5f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#859988 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #859988
  2. #859787
  3. #849486
  4. #849286
  5. #838f85
  6. #838d84
  7. #828a83
  8. #828882
  9. #818582
  10. #818381
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e968f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #999587 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #969389 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #839894 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #929787 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f9588 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #84988f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-859988 {
  color: #859988;
}
Background
.bg-859988 {
  background-color: #859988;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-859988 {
  border: 2px solid #859988;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #859988;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 153 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 129 9% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-859988 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #859988, #859992);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-859988 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 153 136 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 6.62 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 12.35 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 12.47 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 12.77 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 12.90 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 12.96 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 12.98 #7a6677 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Xanadu
#859988  rgb(133, 153, 136)  hsl(129, 9%, 56%)  Xanadu
#998596  rgb(153, 133, 150)  hsl(309, 9%, 56%)  Mountbatten Pink
#888599  rgb(136, 133, 153)  hsl(249, 9%, 56%)  Cool Gray
#998885  rgb(153, 136, 133)  hsl(9, 9%, 56%)  Taupe Gray