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#88858C

#88858c ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#88858c 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, 52.16% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.86% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.1% black. Its hue angle is 265.71°, with 2.95% saturation and 53.53% 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 1.97.

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Relative luminance0.239

Complementary

  1. #88858c
  2. #898c85

Split complementary

  1. #88858c
  2. #8c8b85
  3. #868c85

Analogous

  1. #85868c
  2. #88858c
  3. #8b858c

Triadic

  1. #88858c
  2. #8c8885
  3. #858c88

Tetradic

  1. #88858c
  2. #8c8589
  3. #898c85
  4. #858c88

Square

  1. #88858c
  2. #8c8586
  3. #898c85
  4. #858c8b

Monochromatic

  1. #3c3a3e
  2. #625f65
  3. #88858c
  4. #aeacb1
  5. #d5d4d6

Shades

#88858c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #88858c
  2. #7a787e
  3. #6d6a70
  4. #5f5d62
  5. #525054
  6. #444346
  7. #363538
  8. #29282a
  9. #1b1b1c
  10. #0e0d0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#88858c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #88858c
  2. #949198
  3. #a09da3
  4. #acaaaf
  5. #b8b6ba
  6. #c4c2c6
  7. #cfced1
  8. #dbdadd
  9. #e7e7e8
  10. #f3f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#88858c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #88858c
  2. #87858b
  3. #86848a
  4. #868488
  5. #858387
  6. #848386
  7. #838285
  8. #828284
  9. #828182
  10. #818181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #878689 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #84868c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #84868c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #878687 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86868c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #86868c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #888589 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-88858c {
  color: #88858c;
}
Background
.bg-88858c {
  background-color: #88858c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-88858c {
  border: 2px solid #88858c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #88858c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 133 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 3% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-88858c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #88858c, #8b858c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-88858c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 133 140 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 1.97 #808080 Gray ΔE 5.07 #808080 Grey ΔE 5.07 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 5.86 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.22 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.24 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.24 #777a73 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#88858c  rgb(136, 133, 140)  hsl(266, 3%, 54%)  Taupe Gray
#898c85  rgb(137, 140, 133)  hsl(86, 3%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#8c8885  rgb(140, 136, 133)  hsl(26, 3%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#858c88  rgb(133, 140, 136)  hsl(146, 3%, 54%)  Battleship Gray