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#8D858A

#8d858a ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8d858a 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, 52.16% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.67% magenta, 2.13% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 322.5°, with 3.39% saturation and 53.73% 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 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 1.17.

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Relative luminance0.2427

Complementary

  1. #8d858a
  2. #858d88

Split complementary

  1. #8d858a
  2. #868d85
  3. #858d8c

Analogous

  1. #8c858d
  2. #8d858a
  3. #8d8586

Triadic

  1. #8d858a
  2. #8a8d85
  3. #858a8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d858a
  2. #8d8885
  3. #858d88
  4. #858a8d

Square

  1. #8d858a
  2. #8d8c85
  3. #858d88
  4. #85868d

Monochromatic

  1. #3f3a3d
  2. #665f64
  3. #8d858a
  4. #b2adb0
  5. #d7d4d6

Shades

#8d858a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d858a
  2. #7f787c
  3. #716a6e
  4. #635d61
  5. #555053
  6. #474345
  7. #383537
  8. #2a2829
  9. #1c1b1c
  10. #0e0d0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d858a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d858a
  2. #989196
  3. #a49da1
  4. #afaaad
  5. #bbb6b9
  6. #c6c2c5
  7. #d1ced0
  8. #dddadc
  9. #e8e7e8
  10. #f4f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d858a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d858a
  2. #8c8589
  3. #8a8488
  4. #898487
  5. #888386
  6. #878385
  7. #858284
  8. #848283
  9. #838182
  10. #818181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a8688 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #85868a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #87888a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e8587 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88868a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89878a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e8588 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d858a {
  color: #8d858a;
}
Background
.bg-8d858a {
  background-color: #8d858a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d858a {
  border: 2px solid #8d858a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d858a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 133 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 323 3% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d858a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d858a, #8d8586);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d858a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 133 138 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 1.17 #808080 Gray ΔE 6.00 #808080 Grey ΔE 6.00 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.55 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.96 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.53 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.74 #727a75 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#8d858a  rgb(141, 133, 138)  hsl(323, 3%, 54%)  Taupe Gray
#858d88  rgb(133, 141, 136)  hsl(143, 3%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#8a8d85  rgb(138, 141, 133)  hsl(83, 3%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#858a8d  rgb(133, 138, 141)  hsl(203, 3%, 54%)  Battleship Gray