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#8A8191

#8a8191 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8a8191 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, 50.59% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.83% cyan, 11.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 273.75°, with 6.78% saturation and 53.73% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 5.99.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2315

Complementary

  1. #8a8191
  2. #889181

Split complementary

  1. #8a8191
  2. #909181
  3. #819182

Analogous

  1. #828191
  2. #8a8191
  3. #918190

Triadic

  1. #8a8191
  2. #918a81
  3. #81918a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8191
  2. #918188
  3. #889181
  4. #81918a

Square

  1. #8a8191
  2. #918281
  3. #889181
  4. #819091

Monochromatic

  1. #3d3841
  2. #645c69
  3. #8a8191
  4. #b0aab5
  5. #d6d3d8

Shades

#8a8191 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8191
  2. #7c7483
  3. #6e6774
  4. #615a66
  5. #534d57
  6. #454149
  7. #37343a
  8. #29272c
  9. #1c1a1d
  10. #0e0d0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8191 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8191
  2. #968e9c
  3. #a19aa7
  4. #ada7b2
  5. #b9b3bd
  6. #c5c0c8
  7. #d0cdd3
  8. #dcd9de
  9. #e8e6e9
  10. #f3f2f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8191 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8191
  2. #89818f
  3. #88818e
  4. #87818c
  5. #86818a
  6. #858189
  7. #848087
  8. #838085
  9. #828083
  10. #818082
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #878389 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f8492 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #818490 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #898386 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #838391 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #848391 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a828b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8191 {
  color: #8a8191;
}
Background
.bg-8a8191 {
  background-color: #8a8191;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8191 {
  border: 2px solid #8a8191;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8191;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 129 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 7% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8191 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8191, #918190);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8191 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 129 145 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 5.99 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 7.88 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.85 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.10 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.75 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.75 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 9.76 #757e6e Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#8a8191  rgb(138, 129, 145)  hsl(274, 7%, 54%)  Taupe Gray
#889181  rgb(136, 145, 129)  hsl(94, 7%, 54%)  Xanadu
#918a81  rgb(145, 138, 129)  hsl(34, 7%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#81918a  rgb(129, 145, 138)  hsl(154, 7%, 54%)  Xanadu