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#8A988A

#8a988a ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8a988a 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, 59.61% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.21% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.21% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 6.36% saturation and 56.86% 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 6.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 6.94.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2969

Complementary

  1. #8a988a
  2. #988a98

Split complementary

  1. #8a988a
  2. #918a98
  3. #988a91

Analogous

  1. #91988a
  2. #8a988a
  3. #8a9891

Triadic

  1. #8a988a
  2. #8a8a98
  3. #988a8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a988a
  2. #8a9898
  3. #988a98
  4. #988a8a

Square

  1. #8a988a
  2. #8a9198
  3. #988a98
  4. #98918a

Monochromatic

  1. #404940
  2. #647264
  3. #8a988a
  4. #b3bcb3
  5. #dbe0db

Shades

#8a988a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a988a
  2. #7c897c
  3. #6e7a6e
  4. #616a61
  5. #535b53
  6. #454c45
  7. #373d37
  8. #292e29
  9. #1c1e1c
  10. #0e0f0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a988a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a988a
  2. #96a296
  3. #a1ada1
  4. #adb7ad
  5. #b9c1b9
  6. #c5ccc5
  7. #d0d6d0
  8. #dce0dc
  9. #e8eae8
  10. #f3f5f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a988a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a988a
  2. #899689
  3. #889388
  4. #879187
  5. #868e86
  6. #858c85
  7. #848a84
  8. #838783
  9. #828582
  10. #818281
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #909690 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #999589 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96948b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #899794 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93968a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91958a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #899790 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a988a {
  color: #8a988a;
}
Background
.bg-8a988a {
  background-color: #8a988a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a988a {
  border: 2px solid #8a988a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a988a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 152 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 6% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a988a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a988a, #8a9891);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a988a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 152 138 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 6.94 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.76 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 11.67 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.91 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 11.91 #808080 Gray ΔE 12.30 #808080 Grey ΔE 12.30 #756775 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Xanadu
#8a988a  rgb(138, 152, 138)  hsl(120, 6%, 57%)  Xanadu
#988a98  rgb(152, 138, 152)  hsl(300, 6%, 57%)  Rose Quartz
#8a8a98  rgb(138, 138, 152)  hsl(240, 6%, 57%)  Taupe Gray
#988a8a  rgb(152, 138, 138)  hsl(0, 6%, 57%)  Taupe Gray