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#8D8380

#8d8380 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8d8380 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, 51.37% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.09% magenta, 9.22% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 13.85°, with 5.39% saturation and 52.75% 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 5.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2345

Complementary

  1. #8d8380
  2. #808a8d

Split complementary

  1. #8d8380
  2. #808d8a
  3. #80848d

Analogous

  1. #8d8084
  2. #8d8380
  3. #8d8a80

Triadic

  1. #8d8380
  2. #808d83
  3. #83808d

Tetradic

  1. #8d8380
  2. #8a8d80
  3. #808a8d
  4. #83808d

Square

  1. #8d8380
  2. #848d80
  3. #808a8d
  4. #8a808d

Monochromatic

  1. #3d3837
  2. #655d5b
  3. #8d8380
  4. #b1aaa8
  5. #d5d2d1

Shades

#8d8380 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d8380
  2. #7f7673
  3. #716966
  4. #635c5a
  5. #554f4d
  6. #474240
  7. #383433
  8. #2a2726
  9. #1c1a1a
  10. #0e0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d8380 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d8380
  2. #988f8d
  3. #a49c99
  4. #afa8a6
  5. #bbb5b3
  6. #c6c1c0
  7. #d1cdcc
  8. #dddad9
  9. #e8e6e6
  10. #f4f3f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d8380 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d8380
  2. #8c8380
  3. #8a8280
  4. #898280
  5. #888280
  6. #878280
  7. #858180
  8. #848180
  9. #838180
  10. #818080
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #888483 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #858480 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #878680 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #908282 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #888480 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a8580 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f8281 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d8380 {
  color: #8d8380;
}
Background
.bg-8d8380 {
  background-color: #8d8380;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d8380 {
  border: 2px solid #8d8380;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d8380;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 131 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 5% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d8380 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d8380, #8d8a80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d8380 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 131 128 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 3.99 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 5.23 #808080 Gray ΔE 5.36 #808080 Grey ΔE 5.36 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 8.88 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 12.21 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 12.21 #727c7f Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#8d8380  rgb(141, 131, 128)  hsl(14, 5%, 53%)  Taupe Gray
#808a8d  rgb(128, 138, 141)  hsl(194, 5%, 53%)  Battleship Gray
#808d83  rgb(128, 141, 131)  hsl(134, 5%, 53%)  Xanadu
#83808d  rgb(131, 128, 141)  hsl(254, 5%, 53%)  Taupe Gray