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#88808D

#88808d ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#88808d is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.33% red, 50.2% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.55% cyan, 9.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 276.92°, with 5.39% saturation and 52.75% 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 4.79.

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Relative luminance0.226

Complementary

  1. #88808d
  2. #858d80

Split complementary

  1. #88808d
  2. #8c8d80
  3. #808d82

Analogous

  1. #82808d
  2. #88808d
  3. #8d808c

Triadic

  1. #88808d
  2. #8d8880
  3. #808d88

Tetradic

  1. #88808d
  2. #8d8085
  3. #858d80
  4. #808d88

Square

  1. #88808d
  2. #8d8280
  3. #858d80
  4. #808c8d

Monochromatic

  1. #3b373d
  2. #615b65
  3. #88808d
  4. #aea8b1
  5. #d4d1d5

Shades

#88808d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #88808d
  2. #7a737f
  3. #6d6671
  4. #5f5a63
  5. #524d55
  6. #444047
  7. #363338
  8. #29262a
  9. #1b1a1c
  10. #0e0d0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#88808d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #88808d
  2. #948d98
  3. #a099a4
  4. #aca6af
  5. #b8b3bb
  6. #c4c0c6
  7. #cfccd1
  8. #dbd9dd
  9. #e7e6e8
  10. #f3f2f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#88808d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #88808d
  2. #87808c
  3. #86808a
  4. #868089
  5. #858088
  6. #848087
  7. #838085
  8. #828084
  9. #828083
  10. #818081
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #858287 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e828e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #80838d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #888184 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #82818d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #83828d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #888188 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-88808d {
  color: #88808d;
}
Background
.bg-88808d {
  background-color: #88808d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-88808d {
  border: 2px solid #88808d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #88808d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 128 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 277 5% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-88808d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #88808d, #8d808c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-88808d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 128 141 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 4.79 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.39 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.39 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 8.59 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.36 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 9.54 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.70 #777f72 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#88808d  rgb(136, 128, 141)  hsl(277, 5%, 53%)  Taupe Gray
#858d80  rgb(133, 141, 128)  hsl(97, 5%, 53%)  Xanadu
#8d8880  rgb(141, 136, 128)  hsl(37, 5%, 53%)  Battleship Gray
#808d88  rgb(128, 141, 136)  hsl(157, 5%, 53%)  Xanadu