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#8D818D

#8d818d ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8d818d is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 50.59% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 5% saturation and 52.94% 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 4.99.

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Relative luminance0.2329

Complementary

  1. #8d818d
  2. #818d81

Split complementary

  1. #8d818d
  2. #878d81
  3. #818d87

Analogous

  1. #87818d
  2. #8d818d
  3. #8d8187

Triadic

  1. #8d818d
  2. #8d8d81
  3. #818d8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d818d
  2. #8d8181
  3. #818d81
  4. #818d8d

Square

  1. #8d818d
  2. #8d8781
  3. #818d81
  4. #81878d

Monochromatic

  1. #3d383d
  2. #665c66
  3. #8d818d
  4. #b1a9b1
  5. #d6d1d6

Shades

#8d818d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d818d
  2. #7f747f
  3. #716771
  4. #635a63
  5. #554d55
  6. #474147
  7. #383438
  8. #2a272a
  9. #1c1a1c
  10. #0e0d0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d818d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d818d
  2. #988e98
  3. #a49aa4
  4. #afa7af
  5. #bbb3bb
  6. #c6c0c6
  7. #d1cdd1
  8. #ddd9dd
  9. #e8e6e8
  10. #f4f2f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d818d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d818d
  2. #8c818c
  3. #8a818a
  4. #898189
  5. #888188
  6. #878187
  7. #858085
  8. #848084
  9. #838083
  10. #818081
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #888388 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #80848e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #83858d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e8285 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86838d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #87838d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e8288 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d818d {
  color: #8d818d;
}
Background
.bg-8d818d {
  background-color: #8d818d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d818d {
  border: 2px solid #8d818d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d818d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 129 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 5% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d818d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d818d, #8d8187);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d818d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 129 141 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 4.99 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 7.20 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.81 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.18 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.18 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 9.73 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.31 #727e72 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#8d818d  rgb(141, 129, 141)  hsl(300, 5%, 53%)  Taupe Gray
#818d81  rgb(129, 141, 129)  hsl(120, 5%, 53%)  Xanadu
#8d8d81  rgb(141, 141, 129)  hsl(60, 5%, 53%)  Battleship Gray
#818d8d  rgb(129, 141, 141)  hsl(180, 5%, 53%)  Battleship Gray