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#8F8380

#8f8380 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8f8380 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 51.37% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.39% magenta, 10.49% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 12°, with 6.28% saturation and 53.14% 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 5.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 4.29.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2363

Complementary

  1. #8f8380
  2. #808c8f

Split complementary

  1. #8f8380
  2. #808f8b
  3. #80858f

Analogous

  1. #8f8085
  2. #8f8380
  3. #8f8b80

Triadic

  1. #8f8380
  2. #808f83
  3. #83808f

Tetradic

  1. #8f8380
  2. #8c8f80
  3. #808c8f
  4. #83808f

Square

  1. #8f8380
  2. #858f80
  3. #808c8f
  4. #8b808f

Monochromatic

  1. #3f3937
  2. #675e5b
  3. #8f8380
  4. #b3aba9
  5. #d7d2d1

Shades

#8f8380 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8f8380
  2. #817673
  3. #726966
  4. #645c5a
  5. #564f4d
  6. #484240
  7. #393433
  8. #2b2726
  9. #1d1a1a
  10. #0e0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#8f8380 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8f8380
  2. #9a8f8d
  3. #a59c99
  4. #b1a8a6
  5. #bcb5b3
  6. #c7c1c0
  7. #d2cdcc
  8. #dddad9
  9. #e9e6e6
  10. #f4f3f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8f8380 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8f8380
  2. #8e8380
  3. #8c8280
  4. #8b8280
  5. #898280
  6. #888280
  7. #868180
  8. #858180
  9. #838180
  10. #828080
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #898483 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #868480 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #888680 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #928282 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #898480 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b8580 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #918281 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8f8380 {
  color: #8f8380;
}
Background
.bg-8f8380 {
  background-color: #8f8380;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8f8380 {
  border: 2px solid #8f8380;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8f8380;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 131 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 6% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8f8380 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8f8380, #8f8b80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8f8380 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 131 128 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 4.29 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.18 #808080 Gray ΔE 6.24 #808080 Grey ΔE 6.24 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 8.27 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 12.32 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 12.56 #707c7f Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#8f8380  rgb(143, 131, 128)  hsl(12, 6%, 53%)  Taupe Gray
#808c8f  rgb(128, 140, 143)  hsl(192, 6%, 53%)  Battleship Gray
#808f83  rgb(128, 143, 131)  hsl(132, 6%, 53%)  Xanadu
#83808f  rgb(131, 128, 143)  hsl(252, 6%, 53%)  Taupe Gray