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#8A968A

#8a968a ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8a968a 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, 58.82% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 120°, 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 6.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 6.84.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2905

Complementary

  1. #8a968a
  2. #968a96

Split complementary

  1. #8a968a
  2. #908a96
  3. #968a90

Analogous

  1. #90968a
  2. #8a968a
  3. #8a9690

Triadic

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

Tetradic

  1. #8a968a
  2. #8a9696
  3. #968a96
  4. #968a8a

Square

  1. #8a968a
  2. #8a9096
  3. #968a96
  4. #96908a

Monochromatic

  1. #404740
  2. #646f64
  3. #8a968a
  4. #b2bab2
  5. #dbdedb

Shades

#8a968a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a968a
  2. #7c877c
  3. #6e786e
  4. #616961
  5. #535a53
  6. #454b45
  7. #373c37
  8. #292d29
  9. #1c1e1c
  10. #0e0f0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a968a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a968a
  2. #96a196
  3. #a1aba1
  4. #adb6ad
  5. #b9c0b9
  6. #c5cbc5
  7. #d0d5d0
  8. #dce0dc
  9. #e8eae8
  10. #f3f5f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a968a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a968a
  2. #899489
  3. #889288
  4. #878f87
  5. #868d86
  6. #858b85
  7. #848984
  8. #838783
  9. #828482
  10. #818281
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f948f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #979489 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94928b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #899592 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92958a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #90948a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #89968f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a968a {
  color: #8a968a;
}
Background
.bg-8a968a {
  background-color: #8a968a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a968a {
  border: 2px solid #8a968a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a968a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 150 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 5% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a968a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a968a, #8a9690);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a968a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 150 138 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 6.84 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.54 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.10 #808080 Grey ΔE 11.10 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.27 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 11.27 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 11.95 #756975 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Xanadu
#8a968a  rgb(138, 150, 138)  hsl(120, 5%, 56%)  Xanadu
#968a96  rgb(150, 138, 150)  hsl(300, 5%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#8a8a96  rgb(138, 138, 150)  hsl(240, 5%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#968a8a  rgb(150, 138, 138)  hsl(0, 5%, 56%)  Taupe Gray