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#8F8484

#8f8484 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8f8484 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, 51.76% green and 51.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.69% magenta, 7.69% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 4.68% 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 5.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 2.89.

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Relative luminance0.2401

Complementary

  1. #8f8484
  2. #848f8f

Split complementary

  1. #8f8484
  2. #848f89
  3. #84898f

Analogous

  1. #8f8489
  2. #8f8484
  3. #8f8984

Triadic

  1. #8f8484
  2. #848f84
  3. #84848f

Tetradic

  1. #8f8484
  2. #8f8f84
  3. #848f8f
  4. #84848f

Square

  1. #8f8484
  2. #898f84
  3. #848f8f
  4. #89848f

Monochromatic

  1. #403a3a
  2. #685f5f
  3. #8f8484
  4. #b3acac
  5. #d8d4d4

Shades

#8f8484 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8f8484
  2. #817777
  3. #726a6a
  4. #645c5c
  5. #564f4f
  6. #484242
  7. #393535
  8. #2b2828
  9. #1d1a1a
  10. #0e0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#8f8484 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8f8484
  2. #9a9090
  3. #a59d9d
  4. #b1a9a9
  5. #bcb5b5
  6. #c7c2c2
  7. #d2cece
  8. #dddada
  9. #e9e6e6
  10. #f4f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8f8484 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8f8484
  2. #8e8484
  3. #8c8383
  4. #8b8383
  5. #898282
  6. #888282
  7. #868282
  8. #858181
  9. #838181
  10. #828080
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a8585 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #868584 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #888784 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #928384 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a8584 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b8684 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #918384 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8f8484 {
  color: #8f8484;
}
Background
.bg-8f8484 {
  background-color: #8f8484;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8f8484 {
  border: 2px solid #8f8484;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8f8484;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 132 132;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 5% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8f8484 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8f8484, #8f8984);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8f8484 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 132 132 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 2.89 #808080 Gray ΔE 6.07 #808080 Grey ΔE 6.07 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.23 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 9.60 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 11.25 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 11.26 #707b7b Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#8f8484  rgb(143, 132, 132)  hsl(0, 5%, 54%)  Taupe Gray
#848f8f  rgb(132, 143, 143)  hsl(180, 5%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#848f84  rgb(132, 143, 132)  hsl(120, 5%, 54%)  Xanadu
#84848f  rgb(132, 132, 143)  hsl(240, 5%, 54%)  Taupe Gray