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#888388

#888388 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#888388 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, 51.37% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.67% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 2.06% saturation and 52.35% 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 1.02.

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Relative luminance0.2324

Complementary

  1. #888388
  2. #838883

Split complementary

  1. #888388
  2. #858883
  3. #838885

Analogous

  1. #858388
  2. #888388
  3. #888385

Triadic

  1. #888388
  2. #888883
  3. #838888

Tetradic

  1. #888388
  2. #888383
  3. #838883
  4. #838888

Square

  1. #888388
  2. #888583
  3. #838883
  4. #838588

Monochromatic

  1. #3a383a
  2. #615d61
  3. #888388
  4. #adaaad
  5. #d3d1d3

Shades

#888388 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #888388
  2. #7a767a
  3. #6d696d
  4. #5f5c5f
  5. #524f52
  6. #444244
  7. #363436
  8. #292729
  9. #1b1a1b
  10. #0e0d0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#888388 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #888388
  2. #948f94
  3. #a09ca0
  4. #aca8ac
  5. #b8b5b8
  6. #c4c1c4
  7. #cfcdcf
  8. #dbdadb
  9. #e7e6e7
  10. #f3f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#888388 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #888388
  2. #878387
  3. #868286
  4. #868286
  5. #858285
  6. #848284
  7. #838183
  8. #828182
  9. #828182
  10. #818081
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #868486 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #838488 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #848588 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #888385 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #858488 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #858488 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #888386 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-888388 {
  color: #888388;
}
Background
.bg-888388 {
  background-color: #888388;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-888388 {
  border: 2px solid #888388;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #888388;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 131 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 2% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-888388 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #888388, #888385);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-888388 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 131 136 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 1.02 #808080 Gray ΔE 4.58 #808080 Grey ΔE 4.58 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 5.42 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.47 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 10.47 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.57 #777c77 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#888388  rgb(136, 131, 136)  hsl(300, 2%, 52%)  Taupe Gray
#838883  rgb(131, 136, 131)  hsl(120, 2%, 52%)  Battleship Gray
#888883  rgb(136, 136, 131)  hsl(60, 2%, 52%)  Battleship Gray
#838888  rgb(131, 136, 136)  hsl(180, 2%, 52%)  Battleship Gray