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#8A888D

#8a888d ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8a888d 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, 53.33% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.13% cyan, 3.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 264°, with 2.15% saturation and 54.31% 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 5.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 2.14.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2493

Complementary

  1. #8a888d
  2. #8b8d88

Split complementary

  1. #8a888d
  2. #8d8c88
  3. #888d88

Analogous

  1. #88888d
  2. #8a888d
  3. #8c888d

Triadic

  1. #8a888d
  2. #8d8a88
  3. #888d8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a888d
  2. #8d888b
  3. #8b8d88
  4. #888d8a

Square

  1. #8a888d
  2. #8d8888
  3. #8b8d88
  4. #888d8c

Monochromatic

  1. #3e3d3f
  2. #646266
  3. #8a888d
  4. #b0afb2
  5. #d7d6d8

Shades

#8a888d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a888d
  2. #7c7a7f
  3. #6e6d71
  4. #615f63
  5. #535255
  6. #454447
  7. #373638
  8. #29292a
  9. #1c1b1c
  10. #0e0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a888d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a888d
  2. #969498
  3. #a1a0a4
  4. #adacaf
  5. #b9b8bb
  6. #c5c4c6
  7. #d0cfd1
  8. #dcdbdd
  9. #e8e7e8
  10. #f3f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a888d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a888d
  2. #89878c
  3. #88868a
  4. #878689
  5. #868588
  6. #858487
  7. #848385
  8. #838284
  9. #828283
  10. #818181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89888a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #87898d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #88898d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a898a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88888d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89888d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a888b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a888d {
  color: #8a888d;
}
Background
.bg-8a888d {
  background-color: #8a888d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a888d {
  border: 2px solid #8a888d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a888d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 136 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 2% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a888d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a888d, #8c888d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a888d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 136 141 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 2.14 #808080 Gray ΔE 4.60 #808080 Grey ΔE 4.60 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 4.86 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 8.96 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 8.96 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.41 #757772 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#8a888d  rgb(138, 136, 141)  hsl(264, 2%, 54%)  Taupe Gray
#8b8d88  rgb(139, 141, 136)  hsl(84, 2%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#8d8a88  rgb(141, 138, 136)  hsl(24, 2%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#888d8a  rgb(136, 141, 138)  hsl(144, 2%, 54%)  Battleship Gray