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#8E8A92

#8e8a92 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8e8a92 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, 54.12% green and 57.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.74% cyan, 5.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.75% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 3.54% saturation and 55.69% 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 6.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 2.72.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.26

Complementary

  1. #8e8a92
  2. #8e928a

Split complementary

  1. #8e8a92
  2. #92928a
  3. #8a928a

Analogous

  1. #8a8a92
  2. #8e8a92
  3. #928a92

Triadic

  1. #8e8a92
  2. #928e8a
  3. #8a928e

Tetradic

  1. #8e8a92
  2. #928a8e
  3. #8e928a
  4. #8a928e

Square

  1. #8e8a92
  2. #928a8a
  3. #8e928a
  4. #8a9292

Monochromatic

  1. #423f44
  2. #68646b
  3. #8e8a92
  4. #b4b2b7
  5. #dbd9dc

Shades

#8e8a92 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8e8a92
  2. #807c83
  3. #726e75
  4. #636166
  5. #555358
  6. #474549
  7. #39373a
  8. #2b292c
  9. #1c1c1d
  10. #0e0e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#8e8a92 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8e8a92
  2. #99969d
  3. #a5a1a8
  4. #b0adb3
  5. #bbb9be
  6. #c7c5c9
  7. #d2d0d3
  8. #dddcde
  9. #e8e8e9
  10. #f4f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8e8a92 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8e8a92
  2. #8d8990
  3. #8b888e
  4. #8a878d
  5. #88868b
  6. #878589
  7. #868487
  8. #848385
  9. #838284
  10. #818182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c8b8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #898b92 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a8c92 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e8b8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b8b92 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b8b92 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e8b8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8e8a92 {
  color: #8e8a92;
}
Background
.bg-8e8a92 {
  background-color: #8e8a92;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8e8a92 {
  border: 2px solid #8e8a92;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8e8a92;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 138 146;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 4% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8e8a92 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8e8a92, #928a92);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8e8a92 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 138 146 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 2.72 #808080 Gray ΔE 6.67 #808080 Grey ΔE 6.67 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.04 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.29 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.18 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.92 #71756d Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#8e8a92  rgb(142, 138, 146)  hsl(270, 4%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#8e928a  rgb(142, 146, 138)  hsl(90, 4%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#928e8a  rgb(146, 142, 138)  hsl(30, 4%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#8a928e  rgb(138, 146, 142)  hsl(150, 4%, 56%)  Battleship Gray