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#8A808F

#8a808f ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8a808f is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 50.2% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.5% cyan, 10.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 280°, with 6.28% saturation and 53.14% 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 5.81.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2282

Complementary

  1. #8a808f
  2. #858f80

Split complementary

  1. #8a808f
  2. #8d8f80
  3. #808f83

Analogous

  1. #83808f
  2. #8a808f
  3. #8f808d

Triadic

  1. #8a808f
  2. #8f8a80
  3. #808f8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a808f
  2. #8f8085
  3. #858f80
  4. #808f8a

Square

  1. #8a808f
  2. #8f8380
  3. #858f80
  4. #808d8f

Monochromatic

  1. #3c373f
  2. #635b67
  3. #8a808f
  4. #afa9b3
  5. #d5d1d7

Shades

#8a808f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a808f
  2. #7c7381
  3. #6e6672
  4. #615a64
  5. #534d56
  6. #454048
  7. #373339
  8. #29262b
  9. #1c1a1d
  10. #0e0d0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a808f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a808f
  2. #968d9a
  3. #a199a5
  4. #ada6b1
  5. #b9b3bc
  6. #c5c0c7
  7. #d0ccd2
  8. #dcd9dd
  9. #e8e6e9
  10. #f3f2f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a808f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a808f
  2. #89808e
  3. #88808c
  4. #87808b
  5. #868089
  6. #858088
  7. #848086
  8. #838085
  9. #828083
  10. #818082
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #868288 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e8390 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #80848e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a8285 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83828f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #84828f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a8189 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a808f {
  color: #8a808f;
}
Background
.bg-8a808f {
  background-color: #8a808f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a808f {
  border: 2px solid #8a808f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a808f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 128 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 6% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a808f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a808f, #8f808d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a808f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 128 143 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 5.81 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 7.54 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.28 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 9.33 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.48 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.59 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.59 #757f70 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#8a808f  rgb(138, 128, 143)  hsl(280, 6%, 53%)  Taupe Gray
#858f80  rgb(133, 143, 128)  hsl(100, 6%, 53%)  Xanadu
#8f8a80  rgb(143, 138, 128)  hsl(40, 6%, 53%)  Battleship Gray
#808f8a  rgb(128, 143, 138)  hsl(160, 6%, 53%)  Xanadu