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#898089

#898089 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#898089 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 50.2% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 3.67% saturation and 51.96% 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 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 3.37.

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Relative luminance0.2256

Complementary

  1. #898089
  2. #808980

Split complementary

  1. #898089
  2. #848980
  3. #808984

Analogous

  1. #848089
  2. #898089
  3. #898084

Triadic

  1. #898089
  2. #898980
  3. #808989

Tetradic

  1. #898089
  2. #898080
  3. #808980
  4. #808989

Square

  1. #898089
  2. #898480
  3. #808980
  4. #808489

Monochromatic

  1. #3a363a
  2. #625b62
  3. #898089
  4. #aea8ae
  5. #d3cfd3

Shades

#898089 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #898089
  2. #7b737b
  3. #6e666e
  4. #605a60
  5. #524d52
  6. #454045
  7. #373337
  8. #292629
  9. #1b1a1b
  10. #0e0d0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#898089 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #898089
  2. #958d95
  3. #a199a1
  4. #aca6ac
  5. #b8b3b8
  6. #c4c0c4
  7. #d0ccd0
  8. #dcd9dc
  9. #e7e6e7
  10. #f3f2f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#898089 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #898089
  2. #888088
  3. #878087
  4. #868086
  5. #858085
  6. #858085
  7. #848084
  8. #838083
  9. #828082
  10. #818081
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #858285 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #808289 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #818389 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a8183 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #838189 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #848289 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #898085 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-898089 {
  color: #898089;
}
Background
.bg-898089 {
  background-color: #898089;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-898089 {
  border: 2px solid #898089;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #898089;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 128 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 4% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-898089 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #898089, #898084);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-898089 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 128 137 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 3.37 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.22 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.22 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.39 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 8.92 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 9.82 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.23 #767f76 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#898089  rgb(137, 128, 137)  hsl(300, 4%, 52%)  Taupe Gray
#808980  rgb(128, 137, 128)  hsl(120, 4%, 52%)  Xanadu
#898980  rgb(137, 137, 128)  hsl(60, 4%, 52%)  Battleship Gray
#808989  rgb(128, 137, 137)  hsl(180, 4%, 52%)  Battleship Gray