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#859998

#859998 ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#859998 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 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.65% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 177°, 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 7.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 9.27.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3004

Complementary

  1. #859998
  2. #998586

Split complementary

  1. #859998
  2. #998590
  3. #998e85

Analogous

  1. #85998e
  2. #859998
  3. #859099

Triadic

  1. #859998
  2. #988599
  3. #999885

Tetradic

  1. #859998
  2. #858699
  3. #998586
  4. #999885

Square

  1. #859998
  2. #8e8599
  3. #998586
  4. #909985

Monochromatic

  1. #3d4848
  2. #5f7271
  3. #859998
  4. #afbcbb
  5. #d8dfde

Shades

#859998 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #859998
  2. #788a89
  3. #6a7a7a
  4. #5d6b6a
  5. #505c5b
  6. #434d4c
  7. #353d3d
  8. #282e2e
  9. #1b1f1e
  10. #0d0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#859998 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #859998
  2. #91a3a2
  3. #9dadad
  4. #aab8b7
  5. #b6c2c1
  6. #c2cccc
  7. #ced6d6
  8. #dae0e0
  9. #e7ebea
  10. #f3f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#859998 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #859998
  2. #859796
  3. #849493
  4. #849291
  5. #838f8e
  6. #838d8c
  7. #828a8a
  8. #828887
  9. #818585
  10. #818382
  11. #808080

Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f9796 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #969798 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #929498 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f9a99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #909898 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d9698 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #829a98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-859998 {
  color: #859998;
}
Background
.bg-859998 {
  background-color: #859998;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-859998 {
  border: 2px solid #859998;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #859998;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 153 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 9% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-859998 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #859998, #859099);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-859998 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 153 152 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.27 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.88 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.44 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.79 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.79 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.83 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.83 #7a6667 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Xanadu
#859998  rgb(133, 153, 152)  hsl(177, 9%, 56%)  Xanadu
#998586  rgb(153, 133, 134)  hsl(357, 9%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#988599  rgb(152, 133, 153)  hsl(297, 9%, 56%)  Mountbatten Pink
#999885  rgb(153, 152, 133)  hsl(57, 9%, 56%)  Battleship Gray