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#8D9993

#8d9993 ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8d9993 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 57.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 150°, with 5.56% saturation and 57.65% 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 7.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 8.74.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3055

Complementary

  1. #8d9993
  2. #998d93

Split complementary

  1. #8d9993
  2. #998d99
  3. #998d8d

Analogous

  1. #8d998d
  2. #8d9993
  3. #8d9999

Triadic

  1. #8d9993
  2. #938d99
  3. #99938d

Tetradic

  1. #8d9993
  2. #8d9399
  3. #998d93
  4. #99938d

Square

  1. #8d9993
  2. #8d8d99
  3. #998d93
  4. #99998d

Monochromatic

  1. #434a47
  2. #67736d
  3. #8d9993
  4. #b5bdb9
  5. #dee1e0

Shades

#8d9993 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d9993
  2. #7f8a84
  3. #717a76
  4. #636b67
  5. #555c58
  6. #474d4a
  7. #383d3b
  8. #2a2e2c
  9. #1c1f1d
  10. #0e0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d9993 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d9993
  2. #98a39e
  3. #a4ada9
  4. #afb8b3
  5. #bbc2be
  6. #c6ccc9
  7. #d1d6d4
  8. #dde0df
  9. #e8ebe9
  10. #f4f5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d9993 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d9993
  2. #8c9791
  3. #8a948f
  4. #89928d
  5. #888f8b
  6. #878d8a
  7. #858a88
  8. #848886
  9. #838584
  10. #818382
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #939795 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #989793 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #969593 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8b9997 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #949893 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #939793 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c9996 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d9993 {
  color: #8d9993;
}
Background
.bg-8d9993 {
  background-color: #8d9993;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d9993 {
  border: 2px solid #8d9993;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d9993;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 153 147;
  --color-primary-hsl: 150 6% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d9993 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d9993, #8d9999);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d9993 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 153 147 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 8.74 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.98 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.14 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.14 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.49 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.49 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.81 #72666c Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Xanadu
#8d9993  rgb(141, 153, 147)  hsl(150, 6%, 58%)  Xanadu
#998d93  rgb(153, 141, 147)  hsl(330, 6%, 58%)  Taupe Gray
#938d99  rgb(147, 141, 153)  hsl(270, 6%, 58%)  Taupe Gray
#99938d  rgb(153, 147, 141)  hsl(30, 6%, 58%)  Battleship Gray