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#868385

#868385 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#868385 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, 51.37% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.24% magenta, 0.75% yellow and 47.45% black. Its hue angle is 320°, with 1.22% saturation and 51.96% 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 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 2.27.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2299

Complementary

  1. #868385
  2. #838684

Split complementary

  1. #868385
  2. #848683
  3. #838685

Analogous

  1. #858386
  2. #868385
  3. #868384

Triadic

  1. #868385
  2. #858683
  3. #838586

Tetradic

  1. #868385
  2. #868483
  3. #838684
  4. #838586

Square

  1. #868385
  2. #868583
  3. #838684
  4. #838486

Monochromatic

  1. #393738
  2. #5f5d5f
  3. #868385
  4. #acaaab
  5. #d2d0d1

Shades

#868385 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #868385
  2. #797678
  3. #6b696a
  4. #5e5c5d
  5. #504f50
  6. #434243
  7. #363435
  8. #282728
  9. #1b1a1b
  10. #0d0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#868385 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #868385
  2. #928f91
  3. #9e9c9d
  4. #aaa8aa
  5. #b6b5b6
  6. #c3c1c2
  7. #cfcdce
  8. #dbdada
  9. #e7e6e7
  10. #f3f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#868385 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #868385
  2. #858385
  3. #858284
  4. #848284
  5. #848283
  6. #838283
  7. #828182
  8. #828182
  9. #818181
  10. #818081
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #858384 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #838485 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #848485 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #868384 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #848385 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #858485 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #868384 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-868385 {
  color: #868385;
}
Background
.bg-868385 {
  background-color: #868385;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-868385 {
  border: 2px solid #868385;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #868385;
  --color-primary-rgb: 134 131 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 320 1% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-868385 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #868385, #868384);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-868385 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(134 131 133 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 2.27 #808080 Gray ΔE 2.66 #808080 Grey ΔE 2.66 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 3.27 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.88 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.88 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.05 #797c7a Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#868385  rgb(134, 131, 133)  hsl(320, 1%, 52%)  Taupe Gray
#838684  rgb(131, 134, 132)  hsl(140, 1%, 52%)  Battleship Gray
#858683  rgb(133, 134, 131)  hsl(80, 1%, 52%)  Battleship Gray
#838586  rgb(131, 133, 134)  hsl(200, 1%, 52%)  Battleship Gray