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#868183

#868183 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#868183 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.55% red, 50.59% green and 51.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.73% magenta, 2.24% yellow and 47.45% black. Its hue angle is 336°, with 2.02% saturation and 51.57% 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 2.04.

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Relative luminance0.2241

Complementary

  1. #868183
  2. #818684

Split complementary

  1. #868183
  2. #818682
  3. #818586

Analogous

  1. #868185
  2. #868183
  3. #868281

Triadic

  1. #868183
  2. #838681
  3. #818386

Tetradic

  1. #868183
  2. #868481
  3. #818684
  4. #818386

Square

  1. #868183
  2. #858681
  3. #818684
  4. #828186

Monochromatic

  1. #383637
  2. #5f5b5d
  3. #868183
  4. #aba8a9
  5. #d1cfd0

Shades

#868183 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #868183
  2. #797476
  3. #6b6769
  4. #5e5a5c
  5. #504d4f
  6. #434142
  7. #363434
  8. #282727
  9. #1b1a1a
  10. #0d0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#868183 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #868183
  2. #928e8f
  3. #9e9a9c
  4. #aaa7a8
  5. #b6b3b5
  6. #c3c0c1
  7. #cfcdcd
  8. #dbd9da
  9. #e7e6e6
  10. #f3f2f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#868183 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #868183
  2. #858183
  3. #858182
  4. #848182
  5. #848182
  6. #838182
  7. #828081
  8. #828081
  9. #818081
  10. #818080
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #848283 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #818283 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #828383 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #878182 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #838183 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #848283 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #878182 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-868183 {
  color: #868183;
}
Background
.bg-868183 {
  background-color: #868183;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-868183 {
  border: 2px solid #868183;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #868183;
  --color-primary-rgb: 134 129 131;
  --color-primary-hsl: 336 2% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-868183 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #868183, #868281);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-868183 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(134 129 131 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 2.04 #808080 Gray ΔE 3.29 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.29 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 4.13 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.52 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.52 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.74 #797e7c Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#868183  rgb(134, 129, 131)  hsl(336, 2%, 52%)  Taupe Gray
#818684  rgb(129, 134, 132)  hsl(156, 2%, 52%)  Battleship Gray
#838681  rgb(131, 134, 129)  hsl(96, 2%, 52%)  Battleship Gray
#818386  rgb(129, 131, 134)  hsl(216, 2%, 52%)  Gray