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#8D8892

#8d8892 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8d8892 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 57.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.42% cyan, 6.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.75% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 4.39% saturation and 55.29% 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 6.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 3.17.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2535

Complementary

  1. #8d8892
  2. #8d9288

Split complementary

  1. #8d8892
  2. #929288
  3. #889288

Analogous

  1. #888892
  2. #8d8892
  3. #928892

Triadic

  1. #8d8892
  2. #928d88
  3. #88928d

Tetradic

  1. #8d8892
  2. #92888d
  3. #8d9288
  4. #88928d

Square

  1. #8d8892
  2. #928888
  3. #8d9288
  4. #889292

Monochromatic

  1. #403e43
  2. #67626b
  3. #8d8892
  4. #b3b0b7
  5. #d9d8db

Shades

#8d8892 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d8892
  2. #7f7a83
  3. #716d75
  4. #635f66
  5. #555258
  6. #474449
  7. #38363a
  8. #2a292c
  9. #1c1b1d
  10. #0e0e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d8892 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d8892
  2. #98949d
  3. #a4a0a8
  4. #afacb3
  5. #bbb8be
  6. #c6c4c9
  7. #d1cfd3
  8. #dddbde
  9. #e8e7e9
  10. #f4f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d8892 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d8892
  2. #8c8790
  3. #8a868e
  4. #89868d
  5. #88858b
  6. #878489
  7. #858387
  8. #848285
  9. #838284
  10. #818182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b898d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #878a92 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #878a92 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8c898b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #898992 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a8992 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d898e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d8892 {
  color: #8d8892;
}
Background
.bg-8d8892 {
  background-color: #8d8892;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d8892 {
  border: 2px solid #8d8892;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d8892;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 136 146;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 4% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d8892 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d8892, #928892);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d8892 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 136 146 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 3.17 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.29 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.29 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.96 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.01 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.85 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.35 #72776d Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#8d8892  rgb(141, 136, 146)  hsl(270, 4%, 55%)  Taupe Gray
#8d9288  rgb(141, 146, 136)  hsl(90, 4%, 55%)  Battleship Gray
#928d88  rgb(146, 141, 136)  hsl(30, 4%, 55%)  Battleship Gray
#88928d  rgb(136, 146, 141)  hsl(150, 4%, 55%)  Battleship Gray