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#8E858D

#8e858d ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8e858d 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, 52.16% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.34% magenta, 0.7% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 306.67°, with 3.83% saturation and 53.92% 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 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 2.62.

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Relative luminance0.2445

Complementary

  1. #8e858d
  2. #858e86

Split complementary

  1. #8e858d
  2. #888e85
  3. #858e8a

Analogous

  1. #8a858e
  2. #8e858d
  3. #8e8588

Triadic

  1. #8e858d
  2. #8d8e85
  3. #858d8e

Tetradic

  1. #8e858d
  2. #8e8685
  3. #858e86
  4. #858d8e

Square

  1. #8e858d
  2. #8e8a85
  3. #858e86
  4. #85888e

Monochromatic

  1. #3f3b3f
  2. #675f66
  3. #8e858d
  4. #b3adb2
  5. #d8d4d7

Shades

#8e858d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8e858d
  2. #80787f
  3. #726a71
  4. #635d63
  5. #555055
  6. #474347
  7. #393538
  8. #2b282a
  9. #1c1b1c
  10. #0e0d0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#8e858d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8e858d
  2. #999198
  3. #a59da4
  4. #b0aaaf
  5. #bbb6bb
  6. #c7c2c6
  7. #d2ced1
  8. #dddadd
  9. #e8e7e8
  10. #f4f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8e858d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8e858d
  2. #8d858c
  3. #8b848a
  4. #8a8489
  5. #888388
  6. #878387
  7. #868285
  8. #848284
  9. #838183
  10. #818181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a878a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #85878d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #87888d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f8588 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89868d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a878d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f858a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8e858d {
  color: #8e858d;
}
Background
.bg-8e858d {
  background-color: #8e858d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8e858d {
  border: 2px solid #8e858d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8e858d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 133 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 307 4% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8e858d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8e858d, #8e8588);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8e858d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 133 141 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 2.62 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.32 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.32 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.06 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.91 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.36 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.96 #717a72 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#8e858d  rgb(142, 133, 141)  hsl(307, 4%, 54%)  Taupe Gray
#858e86  rgb(133, 142, 134)  hsl(127, 4%, 54%)  Xanadu
#8d8e85  rgb(141, 142, 133)  hsl(67, 4%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#858d8e  rgb(133, 141, 142)  hsl(187, 4%, 54%)  Battleship Gray