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#8A9489

#8a9489 ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8a9489 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 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.43% yellow and 41.96% black. Its hue angle is 114.55°, with 4.89% saturation and 55.88% 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 6.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 6.88.

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Relative luminance0.2839

Complementary

  1. #8a9489
  2. #938994

Split complementary

  1. #8a9489
  2. #8d8994
  3. #94898f

Analogous

  1. #8f9489
  2. #8a9489
  3. #89948d

Triadic

  1. #8a9489
  2. #898a94
  3. #94898a

Tetradic

  1. #8a9489
  2. #899493
  3. #938994
  4. #94898a

Square

  1. #8a9489
  2. #898f94
  3. #938994
  4. #948d89

Monochromatic

  1. #3f453f
  2. #646d63
  3. #8a9489
  4. #b2b8b1
  5. #daddd9

Shades

#8a9489 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a9489
  2. #7c857b
  3. #6e766e
  4. #616860
  5. #535952
  6. #454a45
  7. #373b37
  8. #292c29
  9. #1c1e1b
  10. #0e0f0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a9489 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a9489
  2. #969f95
  3. #a1a9a1
  4. #adb4ac
  5. #b9bfb8
  6. #c5cac4
  7. #d0d4d0
  8. #dcdfdc
  9. #e8eae7
  10. #f3f4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a9489 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a9489
  2. #899288
  3. #889087
  4. #878e86
  5. #868c85
  6. #858a85
  7. #848884
  8. #838683
  9. #828482
  10. #818281
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e928e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #959288 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #939189 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #899391 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #919389 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f9289 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a948e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a9489 {
  color: #8a9489;
}
Background
.bg-8a9489 {
  background-color: #8a9489;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a9489 {
  border: 2px solid #8a9489;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a9489;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 148 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 115 5% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a9489 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a9489, #89948d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a9489 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 148 137 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 6.88 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.50 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.09 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.09 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.93 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.93 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 12.42 #756b76 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Xanadu
#8a9489  rgb(138, 148, 137)  hsl(115, 5%, 56%)  Xanadu
#938994  rgb(147, 137, 148)  hsl(295, 5%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#898a94  rgb(137, 138, 148)  hsl(235, 5%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#94898a  rgb(148, 137, 138)  hsl(355, 5%, 56%)  Taupe Gray