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#8A8A96

#8a8a96 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8a8a96 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, 54.12% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 5.41% saturation and 56.47% 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 6.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 4.75.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2578

Complementary

  1. #8a8a96
  2. #96968a

Split complementary

  1. #8a8a96
  2. #96908a
  3. #90968a

Analogous

  1. #8a9096
  2. #8a8a96
  3. #908a96

Triadic

  1. #8a8a96
  2. #968a8a
  3. #8a968a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8a96
  2. #968a96
  3. #96968a
  4. #8a968a

Square

  1. #8a8a96
  2. #968a90
  3. #96968a
  4. #8a9690

Monochromatic

  1. #404047
  2. #64646f
  3. #8a8a96
  4. #b2b2ba
  5. #dbdbde

Shades

#8a8a96 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8a96
  2. #7c7c87
  3. #6e6e78
  4. #616169
  5. #53535a
  6. #45454b
  7. #37373c
  8. #29292d
  9. #1c1c1e
  10. #0e0e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8a96 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8a96
  2. #9696a1
  3. #a1a1ab
  4. #adadb6
  5. #b9b9c0
  6. #c5c5cb
  7. #d0d0d5
  8. #dcdce0
  9. #e8e8ea
  10. #f3f3f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8a96 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8a96
  2. #898994
  3. #888892
  4. #87878f
  5. #86868d
  6. #85858b
  7. #848489
  8. #838387
  9. #828284
  10. #818182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b8b8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #878b97 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #878b96 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #888c8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #888b96 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #888a96 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #898b91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8a96 {
  color: #8a8a96;
}
Background
.bg-8a8a96 {
  background-color: #8a8a96;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8a96 {
  border: 2px solid #8a8a96;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8a96;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 138 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 5% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8a96 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8a96, #908a96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8a96 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 138 150 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 4.75 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 6.19 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.46 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.46 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 7.67 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 7.67 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.08 #757569 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#8a8a96  rgb(138, 138, 150)  hsl(240, 5%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#96968a  rgb(150, 150, 138)  hsl(60, 5%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#968a8a  rgb(150, 138, 138)  hsl(0, 5%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#8a968a  rgb(138, 150, 138)  hsl(120, 5%, 56%)  Xanadu