ColorTool
Log in
#8D8685

#8d8685 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#8d8685 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, 52.55% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.96% magenta, 5.67% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 7.5°, 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 5.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 2.73.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#999999
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.2441

Complementary

  1. #8d8685
  2. #858c8d

Split complementary

  1. #8d8685
  2. #858d8a
  3. #85888d

Analogous

  1. #8d8588
  2. #8d8685
  3. #8d8a85

Triadic

  1. #8d8685
  2. #858d86
  3. #86858d

Tetradic

  1. #8d8685
  2. #8c8d85
  3. #858c8d
  4. #86858d

Square

  1. #8d8685
  2. #888d85
  3. #858c8d
  4. #8a858d

Monochromatic

  1. #3f3b3a
  2. #66605f
  3. #8d8685
  4. #b2adad
  5. #d7d4d4

Shades

#8d8685 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d8685
  2. #7f7978
  3. #716b6a
  4. #635e5d
  5. #555050
  6. #474343
  7. #383635
  8. #2a2828
  9. #1c1b1b
  10. #0e0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d8685 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d8685
  2. #989291
  3. #a49e9d
  4. #afaaaa
  5. #bbb6b6
  6. #c6c3c2
  7. #d1cfce
  8. #dddbda
  9. #e8e7e7
  10. #f4f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d8685 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d8685
  2. #8c8585
  3. #8a8584
  4. #898484
  5. #888483
  6. #878383
  7. #858282
  8. #848282
  9. #838181
  10. #818181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a8786 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #878785 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #898885 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f8586 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a8685 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b8785 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e8685 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-8d8685 {
  color: #8d8685;
}
Background
.bg-8d8685 {
  background-color: #8d8685;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d8685 {
  border: 2px solid #8d8685;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d8685;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 134 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 3% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d8685 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d8685, #8d8a85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d8685 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 134 133 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 2.73 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 4.23 #808080 Gray ΔE 4.54 #808080 Grey ΔE 4.54 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 10.41 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.37 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 11.37 #72797a Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#8d8685  rgb(141, 134, 133)  hsl(8, 3%, 54%)  Taupe Gray
#858c8d  rgb(133, 140, 141)  hsl(188, 3%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#858d86  rgb(133, 141, 134)  hsl(128, 3%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#86858d  rgb(134, 133, 141)  hsl(248, 3%, 54%)  Taupe Gray