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#859990

#859990 ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#859990 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 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 153°, 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 6.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 7.09.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2978

Complementary

  1. #859990
  2. #99858e

Split complementary

  1. #859990
  2. #998598
  3. #998685

Analogous

  1. #859986
  2. #859990
  3. #859899

Triadic

  1. #859990
  2. #908599
  3. #999085

Tetradic

  1. #859990
  2. #858e99
  3. #99858e
  4. #999085

Square

  1. #859990
  2. #868599
  3. #99858e
  4. #989985

Monochromatic

  1. #3d4843
  2. #5f726a
  3. #859990
  4. #afbcb6
  5. #d8dfdc

Shades

#859990 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #859990
  2. #788a82
  3. #6a7a73
  4. #5d6b65
  5. #505c56
  6. #434d48
  7. #353d3a
  8. #282e2b
  9. #1b1f1d
  10. #0d0f0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#859990 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #859990
  2. #91a39b
  3. #9dada6
  4. #aab8b1
  5. #b6c2bc
  6. #c2ccc8
  7. #ced6d3
  8. #dae0de
  9. #e7ebe9
  10. #f3f5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#859990 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #859990
  2. #85978e
  3. #84948d
  4. #84928b
  5. #838f8a
  6. #838d88
  7. #828a86
  8. #828885
  9. #818583
  10. #818382
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e9693 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #989690 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #949391 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #819996 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #919790 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e9690 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #839994 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-859990 {
  color: #859990;
}
Background
.bg-859990 {
  background-color: #859990;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-859990 {
  border: 2px solid #859990;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #859990;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 153 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 153 9% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-859990 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #859990, #859899);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-859990 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 153 144 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 7.09 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.51 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 11.32 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 11.75 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 12.09 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 12.19 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 12.19 #7a666f Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Xanadu
#859990  rgb(133, 153, 144)  hsl(153, 9%, 56%)  Xanadu
#99858e  rgb(153, 133, 142)  hsl(333, 9%, 56%)  Mountbatten Pink
#908599  rgb(144, 133, 153)  hsl(273, 9%, 56%)  Rose Quartz
#999085  rgb(153, 144, 133)  hsl(33, 9%, 56%)  Battleship Gray