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#89988C

#89988c ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#89988c 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, 59.61% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.87% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.89% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 132°, with 6.79% saturation and 56.67% 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 6.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 6.9.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2967

Complementary

  1. #89988c
  2. #988995

Split complementary

  1. #89988c
  2. #948998
  3. #98898e

Analogous

  1. #8e9889
  2. #89988c
  3. #899894

Triadic

  1. #89988c
  2. #8c8998
  3. #988c89

Tetradic

  1. #89988c
  2. #899598
  3. #988995
  4. #988c89

Square

  1. #89988c
  2. #898e98
  3. #988995
  4. #989489

Monochromatic

  1. #3f4941
  2. #637166
  3. #89988c
  4. #b2bcb4
  5. #dbdfdc

Shades

#89988c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #89988c
  2. #7b897e
  3. #6e7a70
  4. #606a62
  5. #525b54
  6. #454c46
  7. #373d38
  8. #292e2a
  9. #1b1e1c
  10. #0e0f0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#89988c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #89988c
  2. #95a298
  3. #a1ada3
  4. #acb7af
  5. #b8c1ba
  6. #c4ccc6
  7. #d0d6d1
  8. #dce0dd
  9. #e7eae8
  10. #f3f5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#89988c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #89988c
  2. #88968b
  3. #87938a
  4. #869188
  5. #858e87
  6. #858c86
  7. #848a85
  8. #838784
  9. #828582
  10. #818281
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #909691 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98958b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95938d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #879794 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92968c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91958c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #889891 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-89988c {
  color: #89988c;
}
Background
.bg-89988c {
  background-color: #89988c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-89988c {
  border: 2px solid #89988c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #89988c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 152 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 132 7% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-89988c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #89988c, #899894);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-89988c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 152 140 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 6.90 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.55 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 11.58 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.67 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 11.67 #808080 Gray ΔE 12.04 #808080 Grey ΔE 12.04 #766773 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Xanadu
#89988c  rgb(137, 152, 140)  hsl(132, 7%, 57%)  Xanadu
#988995  rgb(152, 137, 149)  hsl(312, 7%, 57%)  Rose Quartz
#8c8998  rgb(140, 137, 152)  hsl(252, 7%, 57%)  Taupe Gray
#988c89  rgb(152, 140, 137)  hsl(12, 7%, 57%)  Taupe Gray