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#8D9986

#8d9986 ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8d9986 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, 60% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.42% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 97.89°, with 8.52% saturation and 56.27% 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 7.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 7.71.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3017

Complementary

  1. #8d9986
  2. #928699

Split complementary

  1. #8d9986
  2. #888699
  3. #998696

Analogous

  1. #969986
  2. #8d9986
  3. #869988

Triadic

  1. #8d9986
  2. #868d99
  3. #99868d

Tetradic

  1. #8d9986
  2. #869992
  3. #928699
  4. #99868d

Square

  1. #8d9986
  2. #869699
  3. #928699
  4. #998886

Monochromatic

  1. #41493d
  2. #677260
  3. #8d9986
  4. #b4bcaf
  5. #dbdfd9

Shades

#8d9986 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d9986
  2. #7f8a79
  3. #717a6b
  4. #636b5e
  5. #555c50
  6. #474d43
  7. #383d36
  8. #2a2e28
  9. #1c1f1b
  10. #0e0f0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d9986 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d9986
  2. #98a392
  3. #a4ad9e
  4. #afb8aa
  5. #bbc2b6
  6. #c6ccc3
  7. #d1d6cf
  8. #dde0db
  9. #e8ebe7
  10. #f4f5f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d9986 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d9986
  2. #8c9785
  3. #8a9485
  4. #899284
  5. #888f84
  6. #878d83
  7. #858a82
  8. #848882
  9. #838581
  10. #818381
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92978f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b9685 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #999587 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8d9793 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #959785 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #949786 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d988e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d9986 {
  color: #8d9986;
}
Background
.bg-8d9986 {
  background-color: #8d9986;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d9986 {
  border: 2px solid #8d9986;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d9986;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 153 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 98 9% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d9986 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d9986, #869988);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d9986 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 153 134 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 7.71 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 11.70 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 11.85 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 12.08 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 12.59 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 12.59 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 12.62 #726679 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Xanadu
#8d9986  rgb(141, 153, 134)  hsl(98, 9%, 56%)  Xanadu
#928699  rgb(146, 134, 153)  hsl(278, 9%, 56%)  Rose Quartz
#868d99  rgb(134, 141, 153)  hsl(218, 9%, 56%)  Light Slate Gray
#99868d  rgb(153, 134, 141)  hsl(338, 9%, 56%)  Taupe Gray