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#8F8699

#8f8699 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8f8699 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, 52.55% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.54% cyan, 12.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 268.42°, with 8.52% saturation and 56.27% 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 6.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 7.11.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2519

Complementary

  1. #8f8699
  2. #909986

Split complementary

  1. #8f8699
  2. #999886
  3. #869986

Analogous

  1. #868699
  2. #8f8699
  3. #988699

Triadic

  1. #8f8699
  2. #998f86
  3. #86998f

Tetradic

  1. #8f8699
  2. #998690
  3. #909986
  4. #86998f

Square

  1. #8f8699
  2. #998686
  3. #909986
  4. #869998

Monochromatic

  1. #433d49
  2. #696072
  3. #8f8699
  4. #b5afbc
  5. #dcd9df

Shades

#8f8699 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8f8699
  2. #81798a
  3. #726b7a
  4. #645e6b
  5. #56505c
  6. #48434d
  7. #39363d
  8. #2b282e
  9. #1d1b1f
  10. #0e0d0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#8f8699 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8f8699
  2. #9a92a3
  3. #a59ead
  4. #b1aab8
  5. #bcb6c2
  6. #c7c3cc
  7. #d2cfd6
  8. #dddbe0
  9. #e9e7eb
  10. #f4f3f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8f8699 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8f8699
  2. #8e8597
  3. #8c8594
  4. #8b8492
  5. #89848f
  6. #88838d
  7. #86828a
  8. #858288
  9. #838185
  10. #828183
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c8890 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #83899a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #858a98 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e888c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88889a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #898899 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e8791 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8f8699 {
  color: #8f8699;
}
Background
.bg-8f8699 {
  background-color: #8f8699;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8f8699 {
  border: 2px solid #8f8699;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8f8699;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 134 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 9% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8f8699 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8f8699, #988699);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8f8699 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 134 153 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.11 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.43 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.52 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 8.14 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.80 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.14 #808080 Grey ΔE 11.14 #707966 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#8f8699  rgb(143, 134, 153)  hsl(268, 9%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#909986  rgb(144, 153, 134)  hsl(88, 9%, 56%)  Xanadu
#998f86  rgb(153, 143, 134)  hsl(28, 9%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#86998f  rgb(134, 153, 143)  hsl(148, 9%, 56%)  Xanadu