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#88838D

#88838d ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#88838d 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 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.55% cyan, 7.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 4.2% saturation and 53.33% 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 5.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 3.05.

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Relative luminance0.2339

Complementary

  1. #88838d
  2. #888d83

Split complementary

  1. #88838d
  2. #8d8d83
  3. #838d83

Analogous

  1. #83838d
  2. #88838d
  3. #8d838d

Triadic

  1. #88838d
  2. #8d8883
  3. #838d88

Tetradic

  1. #88838d
  2. #8d8388
  3. #888d83
  4. #838d88

Square

  1. #88838d
  2. #8d8383
  3. #888d83
  4. #838d8d

Monochromatic

  1. #3b393e
  2. #625e66
  3. #88838d
  4. #aeabb2
  5. #d4d3d6

Shades

#88838d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #88838d
  2. #7a767f
  3. #6d6971
  4. #5f5c63
  5. #524f55
  6. #444247
  7. #363438
  8. #29272a
  9. #1b1a1c
  10. #0e0d0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#88838d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #88838d
  2. #948f98
  3. #a09ca4
  4. #aca8af
  5. #b8b5bb
  6. #c4c1c6
  7. #cfcdd1
  8. #dbdadd
  9. #e7e6e8
  10. #f3f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#88838d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #88838d
  2. #87838c
  3. #86828a
  4. #868289
  5. #858288
  6. #848287
  7. #838185
  8. #828184
  9. #828183
  10. #818081
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #868488 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #82858d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #82858d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #878486 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84848d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #85848d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #888489 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-88838d {
  color: #88838d;
}
Background
.bg-88838d {
  background-color: #88838d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-88838d {
  border: 2px solid #88838d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #88838d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 131 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 4% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-88838d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #88838d, #8d838d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-88838d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 131 141 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 3.05 #808080 Gray ΔE 6.63 #808080 Grey ΔE 6.63 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.71 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.85 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.21 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.27 #777c72 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#88838d  rgb(136, 131, 141)  hsl(270, 4%, 53%)  Taupe Gray
#888d83  rgb(136, 141, 131)  hsl(90, 4%, 53%)  Battleship Gray
#8d8883  rgb(141, 136, 131)  hsl(30, 4%, 53%)  Battleship Gray
#838d88  rgb(131, 141, 136)  hsl(150, 4%, 53%)  Battleship Gray