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#868698

#868698 ≈ Cool Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#868698 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 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.84% cyan, 11.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 8.04% 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 5.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 5.28.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2439

Complementary

  1. #868698
  2. #989886

Split complementary

  1. #868698
  2. #988f86
  3. #8f9886

Analogous

  1. #868f98
  2. #868698
  3. #8f8698

Triadic

  1. #868698
  2. #988686
  3. #869886

Tetradic

  1. #868698
  2. #988698
  3. #989886
  4. #869886

Square

  1. #868698
  2. #98868f
  3. #989886
  4. #86988f

Monochromatic

  1. #3d3d48
  2. #606071
  3. #868698
  4. #afafbb
  5. #d9d9de

Shades

#868698 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #868698
  2. #797989
  3. #6b6b7a
  4. #5e5e6a
  5. #50505b
  6. #43434c
  7. #36363d
  8. #28282e
  9. #1b1b1e
  10. #0d0d0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#868698 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #868698
  2. #9292a2
  3. #9e9ead
  4. #aaaab7
  5. #b6b6c1
  6. #c3c3cc
  7. #cfcfd6
  8. #dbdbe0
  9. #e7e7ea
  10. #f3f3f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#868698 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #868698
  2. #858596
  3. #858593
  4. #848491
  5. #84848e
  6. #83838c
  7. #82828a
  8. #828287
  9. #818185
  10. #818182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87878e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #828899 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #818797 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #82898c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #848799 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #838798 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #848891 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-868698 {
  color: #868698;
}
Background
.bg-868698 {
  background-color: #868698;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-868698 {
  border: 2px solid #868698;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #868698;
  --color-primary-rgb: 134 134 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 8% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-868698 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #868698, #8f8698);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-868698 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(134 134 152 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 5.28 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.68 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 8.26 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 8.26 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.76 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 8.76 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.30 #797967 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#868698  rgb(134, 134, 152)  hsl(240, 8%, 56%)  Cool Gray
#989886  rgb(152, 152, 134)  hsl(60, 8%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#988686  rgb(152, 134, 134)  hsl(0, 8%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#869886  rgb(134, 152, 134)  hsl(120, 8%, 56%)  Xanadu