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#898585

#898585 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#898585 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, 52.16% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.92% magenta, 2.92% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 1.67% saturation and 52.94% 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 5.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 2.64.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2379

Complementary

  1. #898585
  2. #858989

Split complementary

  1. #898585
  2. #858987
  3. #858789

Analogous

  1. #898587
  2. #898585
  3. #898785

Triadic

  1. #898585
  2. #858985
  3. #858589

Tetradic

  1. #898585
  2. #898985
  3. #858989
  4. #858589

Square

  1. #898585
  2. #878985
  3. #858989
  4. #878589

Monochromatic

  1. #3b3a3a
  2. #625f5f
  3. #898585
  4. #afacac
  5. #d4d3d3

Shades

#898585 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #898585
  2. #7b7878
  3. #6e6a6a
  4. #605d5d
  5. #525050
  6. #454343
  7. #373535
  8. #292828
  9. #1b1b1b
  10. #0e0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#898585 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #898585
  2. #959191
  3. #a19d9d
  4. #acaaaa
  5. #b8b6b6
  6. #c4c2c2
  7. #d0cece
  8. #dcdada
  9. #e7e7e7
  10. #f3f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#898585 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #898585
  2. #888585
  3. #878484
  4. #868484
  5. #858383
  6. #858383
  7. #848282
  8. #838282
  9. #828181
  10. #818181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #878686 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #868585 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #868685 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a8585 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #878585 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #878685 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a8585 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-898585 {
  color: #898585;
}
Background
.bg-898585 {
  background-color: #898585;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-898585 {
  border: 2px solid #898585;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #898585;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 133 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 2% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-898585 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #898585, #898785);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-898585 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 133 133 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 2.64 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 2.91 #808080 Gray ΔE 3.09 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.09 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.90 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.90 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.92 #767a7a Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#898585  rgb(137, 133, 133)  hsl(0, 2%, 53%)  Taupe Gray
#858989  rgb(133, 137, 137)  hsl(180, 2%, 53%)  Battleship Gray
#858985  rgb(133, 137, 133)  hsl(120, 2%, 53%)  Battleship Gray
#858589  rgb(133, 133, 137)  hsl(240, 2%, 53%)  Gray