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#8D888D

#8d888d ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8d888d 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, 53.33% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 2.15% saturation and 54.31% 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 6.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 1.21.

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Relative luminance0.2519

Complementary

  1. #8d888d
  2. #888d88

Split complementary

  1. #8d888d
  2. #8a8d88
  3. #888d8a

Analogous

  1. #8a888d
  2. #8d888d
  3. #8d888a

Triadic

  1. #8d888d
  2. #8d8d88
  3. #888d8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d888d
  2. #8d8888
  3. #888d88
  4. #888d8d

Square

  1. #8d888d
  2. #8d8a88
  3. #888d88
  4. #888a8d

Monochromatic

  1. #3f3d3f
  2. #666266
  3. #8d888d
  4. #b2afb2
  5. #d8d6d8

Shades

#8d888d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d888d
  2. #7f7a7f
  3. #716d71
  4. #635f63
  5. #555255
  6. #474447
  7. #383638
  8. #2a292a
  9. #1c1b1c
  10. #0e0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d888d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d888d
  2. #989498
  3. #a4a0a4
  4. #afacaf
  5. #bbb8bb
  6. #c6c4c6
  7. #d1cfd1
  8. #dddbdd
  9. #e8e7e8
  10. #f4f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d888d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d888d
  2. #8c878c
  3. #8a868a
  4. #898689
  5. #888588
  6. #878487
  7. #858385
  8. #848284
  9. #838283
  10. #818181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b898b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #88898d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #898a8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8d888a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a898d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a898d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d888b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d888d {
  color: #8d888d;
}
Background
.bg-8d888d {
  background-color: #8d888d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d888d {
  border: 2px solid #8d888d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d888d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 136 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 2% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d888d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d888d, #8d888a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d888d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 136 141 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 1.21 #808080 Gray ΔE 5.48 #808080 Grey ΔE 5.48 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 5.75 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.87 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.11 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.61 #727772 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#8d888d  rgb(141, 136, 141)  hsl(300, 2%, 54%)  Taupe Gray
#888d88  rgb(136, 141, 136)  hsl(120, 2%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#8d8d88  rgb(141, 141, 136)  hsl(60, 2%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#888d8d  rgb(136, 141, 141)  hsl(180, 2%, 54%)  Battleship Gray