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#8D8385

#8d8385 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8d8385 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 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.09% magenta, 5.67% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 348°, with 4.2% saturation and 53.33% 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 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 2.06.

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Relative luminance0.2359

Complementary

  1. #8d8385
  2. #838d8b

Split complementary

  1. #8d8385
  2. #838d86
  3. #838a8d

Analogous

  1. #8d838a
  2. #8d8385
  3. #8d8683

Triadic

  1. #8d8385
  2. #858d83
  3. #83858d

Tetradic

  1. #8d8385
  2. #8d8b83
  3. #838d8b
  4. #83858d

Square

  1. #8d8385
  2. #8a8d83
  3. #838d8b
  4. #86838d

Monochromatic

  1. #3e393a
  2. #665e5f
  3. #8d8385
  4. #b2abac
  5. #d6d3d3

Shades

#8d8385 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d8385
  2. #7f7678
  3. #71696a
  4. #635c5d
  5. #554f50
  6. #474243
  7. #383435
  8. #2a2728
  9. #1c1a1b
  10. #0e0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d8385 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d8385
  2. #988f91
  3. #a49c9d
  4. #afa8aa
  5. #bbb5b6
  6. #c6c1c2
  7. #d1cdce
  8. #dddada
  9. #e8e6e7
  10. #f4f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d8385 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d8385
  2. #8c8385
  3. #8a8284
  4. #898284
  5. #888283
  6. #878283
  7. #858182
  8. #848182
  9. #838181
  10. #818081
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #888485 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #848485 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #868685 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f8284 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #888485 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #898585 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e8384 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d8385 {
  color: #8d8385;
}
Background
.bg-8d8385 {
  background-color: #8d8385;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d8385 {
  border: 2px solid #8d8385;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d8385;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 131 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 4% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d8385 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d8385, #8d8683);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d8385 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 131 133 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 2.06 #808080 Gray ΔE 5.80 #808080 Grey ΔE 5.80 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.25 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 10.65 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.74 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.97 #727c7a Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#8d8385  rgb(141, 131, 133)  hsl(348, 4%, 53%)  Taupe Gray
#838d8b  rgb(131, 141, 139)  hsl(168, 4%, 53%)  Battleship Gray
#858d83  rgb(133, 141, 131)  hsl(108, 4%, 53%)  Xanadu
#83858d  rgb(131, 133, 141)  hsl(228, 4%, 53%)  Taupe Gray