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#8D8B8E

#8d8b8e ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8d8b8e 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, 54.51% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.7% cyan, 2.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 280°, with 1.31% saturation and 55.1% 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 6.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 2.85.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2608

Complementary

  1. #8d8b8e
  2. #8c8e8b

Split complementary

  1. #8d8b8e
  2. #8e8e8b
  3. #8b8e8c

Analogous

  1. #8c8b8e
  2. #8d8b8e
  3. #8e8b8e

Triadic

  1. #8d8b8e
  2. #8e8d8b
  3. #8b8e8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d8b8e
  2. #8e8b8c
  3. #8c8e8b
  4. #8b8e8d

Square

  1. #8d8b8e
  2. #8e8c8b
  3. #8c8e8b
  4. #8b8e8e

Monochromatic

  1. #403f41
  2. #676568
  3. #8d8b8e
  4. #b3b2b4
  5. #d9d9da

Shades

#8d8b8e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d8b8e
  2. #7f7d80
  3. #716f72
  4. #636163
  5. #555355
  6. #474647
  7. #383839
  8. #2a2a2b
  9. #1c1c1c
  10. #0e0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d8b8e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d8b8e
  2. #989799
  3. #a4a2a5
  4. #afaeb0
  5. #bbb9bb
  6. #c6c5c7
  7. #d1d1d2
  8. #dddcdd
  9. #e8e8e8
  10. #f4f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d8b8e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d8b8e
  2. #8c8a8d
  3. #8a898b
  4. #89888a
  5. #888788
  6. #878687
  7. #858486
  8. #848384
  9. #838283
  10. #818181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c8b8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b8c8e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b8c8e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8d8b8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c8b8e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c8b8e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d8b8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d8b8e {
  color: #8d8b8e;
}
Background
.bg-8d8b8e {
  background-color: #8d8b8e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d8b8e {
  border: 2px solid #8d8b8e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d8b8e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 139 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 1% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d8b8e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d8b8e, #8e8b8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d8b8e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 139 142 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 2.85 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 4.43 #808080 Gray ΔE 4.80 #808080 Grey ΔE 4.80 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.49 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.49 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.58 #727471 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#8d8b8e  rgb(141, 139, 142)  hsl(280, 1%, 55%)  Taupe Gray
#8c8e8b  rgb(140, 142, 139)  hsl(100, 1%, 55%)  Battleship Gray
#8e8d8b  rgb(142, 141, 139)  hsl(40, 1%, 55%)  Battleship Gray
#8b8e8d  rgb(139, 142, 141)  hsl(160, 1%, 55%)  Battleship Gray