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#868286

#868286 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#868286 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, 50.98% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 1.63% saturation and 51.76% 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 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 1.6.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2275

Complementary

  1. #868286
  2. #828682

Split complementary

  1. #868286
  2. #848682
  3. #828684

Analogous

  1. #848286
  2. #868286
  3. #868284

Triadic

  1. #868286
  2. #868682
  3. #828686

Tetradic

  1. #868286
  2. #868282
  3. #828682
  4. #828686

Square

  1. #868286
  2. #868482
  3. #828682
  4. #828486

Monochromatic

  1. #383738
  2. #5f5c5f
  3. #868286
  4. #aca9ac
  5. #d1d0d1

Shades

#868286 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #868286
  2. #797579
  3. #6b686b
  4. #5e5b5e
  5. #504e50
  6. #434143
  7. #363436
  8. #282728
  9. #1b1a1b
  10. #0d0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#868286 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #868286
  2. #928f92
  3. #9e9b9e
  4. #aaa8aa
  5. #b6b4b6
  6. #c3c1c3
  7. #cfcdcf
  8. #dbdadb
  9. #e7e6e7
  10. #f3f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#868286 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #868286
  2. #858285
  3. #858285
  4. #848184
  5. #848184
  6. #838183
  7. #828182
  8. #828182
  9. #818081
  10. #818081
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #848384 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #828386 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #838386 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #868283 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #838386 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #848386 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #868284 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-868286 {
  color: #868286;
}
Background
.bg-868286 {
  background-color: #868286;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-868286 {
  border: 2px solid #868286;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #868286;
  --color-primary-rgb: 134 130 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 2% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-868286 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #868286, #868284);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-868286 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(134 130 134 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 1.60 #808080 Gray ΔE 3.69 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.69 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 4.62 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.97 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.97 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.21 #797d79 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#868286  rgb(134, 130, 134)  hsl(300, 2%, 52%)  Taupe Gray
#828682  rgb(130, 134, 130)  hsl(120, 2%, 52%)  Battleship Gray
#868682  rgb(134, 134, 130)  hsl(60, 2%, 52%)  Battleship Gray
#828686  rgb(130, 134, 134)  hsl(180, 2%, 52%)  Battleship Gray