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#85998C

#85998c ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#85998c 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 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.5% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 141°, 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 6.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 6.64.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2966

Complementary

  1. #85998c
  2. #998592

Split complementary

  1. #85998c
  2. #968599
  3. #998588

Analogous

  1. #889985
  2. #85998c
  3. #859996

Triadic

  1. #85998c
  2. #8c8599
  3. #998c85

Tetradic

  1. #85998c
  2. #859299
  3. #998592
  4. #998c85

Square

  1. #85998c
  2. #858899
  3. #998592
  4. #999685

Monochromatic

  1. #3d4841
  2. #5f7266
  3. #85998c
  4. #afbcb3
  5. #d8dfdb

Shades

#85998c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #85998c
  2. #788a7e
  3. #6a7a70
  4. #5d6b62
  5. #505c54
  6. #434d46
  7. #353d38
  8. #282e2a
  9. #1b1f1c
  10. #0d0f0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#85998c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #85998c
  2. #91a398
  3. #9dada3
  4. #aab8af
  5. #b6c2ba
  6. #c2ccc6
  7. #ced6d1
  8. #dae0dd
  9. #e7ebe8
  10. #f3f5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#85998c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #85998c
  2. #85978b
  3. #84948a
  4. #849288
  5. #838f87
  6. #838d86
  7. #828a85
  8. #828884
  9. #818582
  10. #818381
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e9691 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99968b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95938d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #829995 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91978c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f968c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #839992 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-85998c {
  color: #85998c;
}
Background
.bg-85998c {
  background-color: #85998c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-85998c {
  border: 2px solid #85998c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #85998c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 153 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 141 9% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-85998c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #85998c, #859996);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-85998c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 153 140 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 6.64 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 11.35 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 12.01 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 12.02 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 12.43 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 13.05 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 13.05 #7a6673 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Xanadu
#85998c  rgb(133, 153, 140)  hsl(141, 9%, 56%)  Xanadu
#998592  rgb(153, 133, 146)  hsl(321, 9%, 56%)  Mountbatten Pink
#8c8599  rgb(140, 133, 153)  hsl(261, 9%, 56%)  Cool Gray
#998c85  rgb(153, 140, 133)  hsl(21, 9%, 56%)  Taupe Gray