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#859993

#859993 ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#859993 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 57.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 162°, 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 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 7.72.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2988

Complementary

  1. #859993
  2. #99858b

Split complementary

  1. #859993
  2. #998595
  3. #998985

Analogous

  1. #859989
  2. #859993
  3. #859599

Triadic

  1. #859993
  2. #938599
  3. #999385

Tetradic

  1. #859993
  2. #858b99
  3. #99858b
  4. #999385

Square

  1. #859993
  2. #898599
  3. #99858b
  4. #959985

Monochromatic

  1. #3d4845
  2. #5f726c
  3. #859993
  4. #afbcb8
  5. #d8dfdd

Shades

#859993 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #859993
  2. #788a84
  3. #6a7a76
  4. #5d6b67
  5. #505c58
  6. #434d4a
  7. #353d3b
  8. #282e2c
  9. #1b1f1d
  10. #0d0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#859993 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #859993
  2. #91a39e
  3. #9dada9
  4. #aab8b3
  5. #b6c2be
  6. #c2ccc9
  7. #ced6d4
  8. #dae0df
  9. #e7ebe9
  10. #f3f5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#859993 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #859993
  2. #859791
  3. #84948f
  4. #84928d
  5. #838f8b
  6. #838d8a
  7. #828a88
  8. #828886
  9. #818584
  10. #818382
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f9694 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #979693 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #939393 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #819a97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #909793 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e9693 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #829995 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-859993 {
  color: #859993;
}
Background
.bg-859993 {
  background-color: #859993;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-859993 {
  border: 2px solid #859993;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #859993;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 153 147;
  --color-primary-hsl: 162 9% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-859993 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #859993, #859599);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-859993 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 153 147 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 7.72 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.06 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.90 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.60 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 11.60 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 11.71 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 11.99 #7a666c Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Xanadu
#859993  rgb(133, 153, 147)  hsl(162, 9%, 56%)  Xanadu
#99858b  rgb(153, 133, 139)  hsl(342, 9%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#938599  rgb(147, 133, 153)  hsl(282, 9%, 56%)  Mountbatten Pink
#999385  rgb(153, 147, 133)  hsl(42, 9%, 56%)  Battleship Gray