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#8A9488

#8a9488 ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8a9488 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, 58.04% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.11% yellow and 41.96% black. Its hue angle is 110°, with 5.31% saturation and 55.69% 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 6.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 6.76.

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Relative luminance0.2836

Complementary

  1. #8a9488
  2. #928894

Split complementary

  1. #8a9488
  2. #8c8894
  3. #948890

Analogous

  1. #909488
  2. #8a9488
  3. #88948c

Triadic

  1. #8a9488
  2. #888a94
  3. #94888a

Tetradic

  1. #8a9488
  2. #889492
  3. #928894
  4. #94888a

Square

  1. #8a9488
  2. #889094
  3. #928894
  4. #948c88

Monochromatic

  1. #3f453e
  2. #646d62
  3. #8a9488
  4. #b2b8b0
  5. #d9dcd9

Shades

#8a9488 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a9488
  2. #7c857a
  3. #6e766d
  4. #61685f
  5. #535952
  6. #454a44
  7. #373b36
  8. #292c29
  9. #1c1e1b
  10. #0e0f0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a9488 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a9488
  2. #969f94
  3. #a1a9a0
  4. #adb4ac
  5. #b9bfb8
  6. #c5cac4
  7. #d0d4cf
  8. #dcdfdb
  9. #e8eae7
  10. #f3f4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a9488 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a9488
  2. #899287
  3. #889086
  4. #878e86
  5. #868c85
  6. #858a84
  7. #848883
  8. #838682
  9. #828482
  10. #818281
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e928e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #959287 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #939189 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a9390 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #919388 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #909288 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a938d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a9488 {
  color: #8a9488;
}
Background
.bg-8a9488 {
  background-color: #8a9488;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a9488 {
  border: 2px solid #8a9488;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a9488;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 148 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 110 5% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a9488 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a9488, #88948c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a9488 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 148 136 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 6.76 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.75 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.35 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.35 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.20 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 11.20 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 12.48 #756b77 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Xanadu
#8a9488  rgb(138, 148, 136)  hsl(110, 5%, 56%)  Xanadu
#928894  rgb(146, 136, 148)  hsl(290, 5%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#888a94  rgb(136, 138, 148)  hsl(230, 5%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#94888a  rgb(148, 136, 138)  hsl(350, 5%, 56%)  Taupe Gray