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#868693

#868693 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#868693 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, 52.55% green and 57.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.84% cyan, 8.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.35% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 5.68% saturation and 55.1% 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 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 4.87.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2423

Complementary

  1. #868693
  2. #939386

Split complementary

  1. #868693
  2. #938d86
  3. #8d9386

Analogous

  1. #868d93
  2. #868693
  3. #8d8693

Triadic

  1. #868693
  2. #938686
  3. #869386

Tetradic

  1. #868693
  2. #938693
  3. #939386
  4. #869386

Square

  1. #868693
  2. #93868d
  3. #939386
  4. #86938d

Monochromatic

  1. #3c3c44
  2. #60606c
  3. #868693
  4. #aeaeb7
  5. #d7d7db

Shades

#868693 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #868693
  2. #797984
  3. #6b6b76
  4. #5e5e67
  5. #505058
  6. #43434a
  7. #36363b
  8. #28282c
  9. #1b1b1d
  10. #0d0d0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#868693 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #868693
  2. #92929e
  3. #9e9ea9
  4. #aaaab3
  5. #b6b6be
  6. #c3c3c9
  7. #cfcfd4
  8. #dbdbdf
  9. #e7e7e9
  10. #f3f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#868693 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #868693
  2. #858591
  3. #85858f
  4. #84848d
  5. #84848b
  6. #83838a
  7. #828288
  8. #828286
  9. #818184
  10. #818182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87878c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #838794 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #838793 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #84888a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #848793 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #848693 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #85878e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-868693 {
  color: #868693;
}
Background
.bg-868693 {
  background-color: #868693;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-868693 {
  border: 2px solid #868693;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #868693;
  --color-primary-rgb: 134 134 147;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 6% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-868693 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #868693, #8d8693);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-868693 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(134 134 147 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 4.87 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 6.58 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.26 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.26 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 7.55 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 7.55 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 7.99 #79796c Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#868693  rgb(134, 134, 147)  hsl(240, 6%, 55%)  Taupe Gray
#939386  rgb(147, 147, 134)  hsl(60, 6%, 55%)  Battleship Gray
#938686  rgb(147, 134, 134)  hsl(0, 6%, 55%)  Taupe Gray
#869386  rgb(134, 147, 134)  hsl(120, 6%, 55%)  Xanadu