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#8F8A94

#8f8a94 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8f8a94 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, 54.12% green and 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.38% cyan, 6.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.96% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 4.46% saturation and 56.08% 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 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 3.48.

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Relative luminance0.2615

Complementary

  1. #8f8a94
  2. #8f948a

Split complementary

  1. #8f8a94
  2. #94948a
  3. #8a948a

Analogous

  1. #8a8a94
  2. #8f8a94
  3. #948a94

Triadic

  1. #8f8a94
  2. #948f8a
  3. #8a948f

Tetradic

  1. #8f8a94
  2. #948a8f
  3. #8f948a
  4. #8a948f

Square

  1. #8f8a94
  2. #948a8a
  3. #8f948a
  4. #8a9494

Monochromatic

  1. #434045
  2. #69646d
  3. #8f8a94
  4. #b5b2b9
  5. #dcdadd

Shades

#8f8a94 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8f8a94
  2. #817c85
  3. #726e76
  4. #646168
  5. #565359
  6. #48454a
  7. #39373b
  8. #2b292c
  9. #1d1c1e
  10. #0e0e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#8f8a94 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8f8a94
  2. #9a969f
  3. #a5a1a9
  4. #b1adb4
  5. #bcb9bf
  6. #c7c5ca
  7. #d2d0d4
  8. #dddcdf
  9. #e9e8ea
  10. #f4f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8f8a94 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8f8a94
  2. #8e8992
  3. #8c8890
  4. #8b878e
  5. #89868c
  6. #88858a
  7. #868488
  8. #858386
  9. #838284
  10. #828182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d8b8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #898c94 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #898c94 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e8b8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b8b94 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c8b94 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f8b90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8f8a94 {
  color: #8f8a94;
}
Background
.bg-8f8a94 {
  background-color: #8f8a94;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8f8a94 {
  border: 2px solid #8f8a94;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8f8a94;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 138 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 4% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8f8a94 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8f8a94, #948a94);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8f8a94 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 138 148 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 3.48 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.65 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.65 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.78 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.16 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.36 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.46 #70756b Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#8f8a94  rgb(143, 138, 148)  hsl(270, 4%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#8f948a  rgb(143, 148, 138)  hsl(90, 4%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#948f8a  rgb(148, 143, 138)  hsl(30, 4%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#8a948f  rgb(138, 148, 143)  hsl(150, 4%, 56%)  Battleship Gray