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#8D898C

#8d898c ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8d898c 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, 53.73% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.84% magenta, 0.71% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 315°, with 1.72% saturation and 54.51% 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 6.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 1.75.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2545

Complementary

  1. #8d898c
  2. #898d8a

Split complementary

  1. #8d898c
  2. #8a8d89
  3. #898d8c

Analogous

  1. #8c898d
  2. #8d898c
  3. #8d898a

Triadic

  1. #8d898c
  2. #8c8d89
  3. #898c8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d898c
  2. #8d8a89
  3. #898d8a
  4. #898c8d

Square

  1. #8d898c
  2. #8d8c89
  3. #898d8a
  4. #898a8d

Monochromatic

  1. #403d3f
  2. #666366
  3. #8d898c
  4. #b3b0b2
  5. #d8d7d8

Shades

#8d898c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d898c
  2. #7f7b7e
  3. #716e70
  4. #636062
  5. #555254
  6. #474546
  7. #383738
  8. #2a292a
  9. #1c1b1c
  10. #0e0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d898c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d898c
  2. #989598
  3. #a4a1a3
  4. #afacaf
  5. #bbb8ba
  6. #c6c4c6
  7. #d1d0d1
  8. #dddcdd
  9. #e8e7e8
  10. #f4f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d898c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d898c
  2. #8c888b
  3. #8a878a
  4. #898688
  5. #888587
  6. #878586
  7. #858485
  8. #848384
  9. #838282
  10. #818181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b8a8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #898a8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a8a8c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8d898a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b898c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b8a8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d898b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d898c {
  color: #8d898c;
}
Background
.bg-8d898c {
  background-color: #8d898c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d898c {
  border: 2px solid #8d898c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d898c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 137 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 2% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d898c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d898c, #8d898a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d898c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 137 140 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 1.75 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 4.68 #808080 Gray ΔE 4.79 #808080 Grey ΔE 4.79 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.32 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.32 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.41 #727673 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#8d898c  rgb(141, 137, 140)  hsl(315, 2%, 55%)  Taupe Gray
#898d8a  rgb(137, 141, 138)  hsl(135, 2%, 55%)  Battleship Gray
#8c8d89  rgb(140, 141, 137)  hsl(75, 2%, 55%)  Battleship Gray
#898c8d  rgb(137, 140, 141)  hsl(195, 2%, 55%)  Battleship Gray