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#899D97

#899d97 ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#899d97 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, 61.57% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.82% yellow and 38.43% black. Its hue angle is 162°, with 9.26% saturation and 57.65% 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 7.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 8.88.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3167

Complementary

  1. #899d97
  2. #9d898f

Split complementary

  1. #899d97
  2. #9d8999
  3. #9d8d89

Analogous

  1. #899d8d
  2. #899d97
  3. #89999d

Triadic

  1. #899d97
  2. #97899d
  3. #9d9789

Tetradic

  1. #899d97
  2. #898f9d
  3. #9d898f
  4. #9d9789

Square

  1. #899d97
  2. #8d899d
  3. #9d898f
  4. #999d89

Monochromatic

  1. #404d49
  2. #637771
  3. #899d97
  4. #b3c0bc
  5. #dde2e1

Shades

#899d97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #899d97
  2. #7b8d88
  3. #6e7e79
  4. #606e6a
  5. #525e5b
  6. #454f4c
  7. #373f3c
  8. #292f2d
  9. #1b1f1e
  10. #0e100f
  11. #000000

Tints

#899d97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #899d97
  2. #95a7a1
  3. #a1b1ac
  4. #acbab6
  5. #b8c4c1
  6. #c4cecb
  7. #d0d8d5
  8. #dce2e0
  9. #e7ebea
  10. #f3f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#899d97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #899d97
  2. #889a95
  3. #879792
  4. #869490
  5. #85918e
  6. #858f8c
  7. #848c89
  8. #838987
  9. #828685
  10. #818382
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #939a98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b9a97 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #979797 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #859e9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #949b97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #929a97 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #869d99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-899d97 {
  color: #899d97;
}
Background
.bg-899d97 {
  background-color: #899d97;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-899d97 {
  border: 2px solid #899d97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #899d97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 157 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 162 9% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-899d97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #899d97, #89999d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-899d97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 157 151 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 8.88 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.21 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.48 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.74 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.93 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.93 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 11.61 #766268 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Xanadu
#899d97  rgb(137, 157, 151)  hsl(162, 9%, 58%)  Xanadu
#9d898f  rgb(157, 137, 143)  hsl(342, 9%, 58%)  Taupe Gray
#97899d  rgb(151, 137, 157)  hsl(282, 9%, 58%)  Rose Quartz
#9d9789  rgb(157, 151, 137)  hsl(42, 9%, 58%)  Dark Gray