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#8E8484

#8e8484 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8e8484 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 51.76% green and 51.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.04% magenta, 7.04% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 4.24% saturation and 53.73% 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 2.61.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2392

Complementary

  1. #8e8484
  2. #848e8e

Split complementary

  1. #8e8484
  2. #848e89
  3. #84898e

Analogous

  1. #8e8489
  2. #8e8484
  3. #8e8984

Triadic

  1. #8e8484
  2. #848e84
  3. #84848e

Tetradic

  1. #8e8484
  2. #8e8e84
  3. #848e8e
  4. #84848e

Square

  1. #8e8484
  2. #898e84
  3. #848e8e
  4. #89848e

Monochromatic

  1. #3f3a3a
  2. #675f5f
  3. #8e8484
  4. #b3acac
  5. #d7d4d4

Shades

#8e8484 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8e8484
  2. #807777
  3. #726a6a
  4. #635c5c
  5. #554f4f
  6. #474242
  7. #393535
  8. #2b2828
  9. #1c1a1a
  10. #0e0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#8e8484 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8e8484
  2. #999090
  3. #a59d9d
  4. #b0a9a9
  5. #bbb5b5
  6. #c7c2c2
  7. #d2cece
  8. #dddada
  9. #e8e6e6
  10. #f4f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8e8484 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8e8484
  2. #8d8484
  3. #8b8383
  4. #8a8383
  5. #888282
  6. #878282
  7. #868282
  8. #848181
  9. #838181
  10. #818080
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #898585 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #868584 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #888784 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #908384 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #898584 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a8684 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f8484 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8e8484 {
  color: #8e8484;
}
Background
.bg-8e8484 {
  background-color: #8e8484;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8e8484 {
  border: 2px solid #8e8484;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8e8484;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 132 132;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 4% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8e8484 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8e8484, #8e8984);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8e8484 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 132 132 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 2.61 #808080 Gray ΔE 5.62 #808080 Grey ΔE 5.62 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 5.76 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 9.86 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 11.46 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 11.57 #717b7b Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#8e8484  rgb(142, 132, 132)  hsl(0, 4%, 54%)  Taupe Gray
#848e8e  rgb(132, 142, 142)  hsl(180, 4%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#848e84  rgb(132, 142, 132)  hsl(120, 4%, 54%)  Xanadu
#84848e  rgb(132, 132, 142)  hsl(240, 4%, 54%)  Taupe Gray