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#8A998F

#8a998f ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8a998f 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, 60% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.54% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 140°, with 6.85% saturation and 57.06% 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 7.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 7.44.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3017

Complementary

  1. #8a998f
  2. #998a94

Split complementary

  1. #8a998f
  2. #978a99
  3. #998a8d

Analogous

  1. #8d998a
  2. #8a998f
  3. #8a9997

Triadic

  1. #8a998f
  2. #8f8a99
  3. #998f8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a998f
  2. #8a9499
  3. #998a94
  4. #998f8a

Square

  1. #8a998f
  2. #8a8d99
  3. #998a94
  4. #99978a

Monochromatic

  1. #404a43
  2. #647369
  3. #8a998f
  4. #b3bdb6
  5. #dce0dd

Shades

#8a998f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a998f
  2. #7c8a81
  3. #6e7a72
  4. #616b64
  5. #535c56
  6. #454d48
  7. #373d39
  8. #292e2b
  9. #1c1f1d
  10. #0e0f0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a998f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a998f
  2. #96a39a
  3. #a1ada5
  4. #adb8b1
  5. #b9c2bc
  6. #c5ccc7
  7. #d0d6d2
  8. #dce0dd
  9. #e8ebe9
  10. #f3f5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a998f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a998f
  2. #89978e
  3. #88948c
  4. #87928b
  5. #868f89
  6. #858d88
  7. #848a86
  8. #838885
  9. #828583
  10. #818382
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #919793 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99968f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #969590 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #889996 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93978f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91968f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #899993 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a998f {
  color: #8a998f;
}
Background
.bg-8a998f {
  background-color: #8a998f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a998f {
  border: 2px solid #8a998f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a998f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 153 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 140 7% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a998f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a998f, #8a9997);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a998f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 153 143 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 7.44 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.33 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.00 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 11.00 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 11.13 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.82 #808080 Grey ΔE 11.82 #756670 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Xanadu
#8a998f  rgb(138, 153, 143)  hsl(140, 7%, 57%)  Xanadu
#998a94  rgb(153, 138, 148)  hsl(320, 7%, 57%)  Taupe Gray
#8f8a99  rgb(143, 138, 153)  hsl(260, 7%, 57%)  Taupe Gray
#998f8a  rgb(153, 143, 138)  hsl(20, 7%, 57%)  Taupe Gray