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#8A8788

#8a8788 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8a8788 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, 52.94% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.17% magenta, 1.45% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 340°, with 1.27% saturation and 53.53% 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 5.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 2.5.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2451

Complementary

  1. #8a8788
  2. #878a89

Split complementary

  1. #8a8788
  2. #878a87
  3. #878a8a

Analogous

  1. #8a878a
  2. #8a8788
  3. #8a8787

Triadic

  1. #8a8788
  2. #888a87
  3. #87888a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8788
  2. #8a8987
  3. #878a89
  4. #87888a

Square

  1. #8a8788
  2. #8a8a87
  3. #878a89
  4. #87878a

Monochromatic

  1. #3d3b3c
  2. #636162
  3. #8a8788
  4. #b0aeae
  5. #d6d4d5

Shades

#8a8788 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8788
  2. #7c7a7a
  3. #6e6c6d
  4. #615f5f
  5. #535152
  6. #454444
  7. #373636
  8. #292929
  9. #1c1b1b
  10. #0e0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8788 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8788
  2. #969394
  3. #a19fa0
  4. #adabac
  5. #b9b7b8
  6. #c5c3c4
  7. #d0cfcf
  8. #dcdbdb
  9. #e8e7e7
  10. #f3f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8788 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8788
  2. #898687
  3. #888686
  4. #878586
  5. #868485
  6. #858484
  7. #848383
  8. #838282
  9. #828182
  10. #818181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #898788 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #878788 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #888888 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8b8787 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #888788 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #898888 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a8788 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8788 {
  color: #8a8788;
}
Background
.bg-8a8788 {
  background-color: #8a8788;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8788 {
  border: 2px solid #8a8788;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8788;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 135 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 340 1% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8788 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8788, #8a8787);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8788 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 135 136 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 2.50 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 3.11 #808080 Gray ΔE 3.41 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.41 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.25 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.25 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.49 #757877 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#8a8788  rgb(138, 135, 136)  hsl(340, 1%, 54%)  Taupe Gray
#878a89  rgb(135, 138, 137)  hsl(160, 1%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#888a87  rgb(136, 138, 135)  hsl(100, 1%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#87888a  rgb(135, 136, 138)  hsl(220, 1%, 54%)  Battleship Gray