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#8F8F91

#8f8f91 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8f8f91 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, 56.08% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.38% cyan, 1.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 0.9% saturation and 56.47% 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 6.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 4.64.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2753

Complementary

  1. #8f8f91
  2. #91918f

Split complementary

  1. #8f8f91
  2. #91908f
  3. #90918f

Analogous

  1. #8f9091
  2. #8f8f91
  3. #908f91

Triadic

  1. #8f8f91
  2. #918f8f
  3. #8f918f

Tetradic

  1. #8f8f91
  2. #918f91
  3. #91918f
  4. #8f918f

Square

  1. #8f8f91
  2. #918f90
  3. #91918f
  4. #8f9190

Monochromatic

  1. #434344
  2. #69696b
  3. #8f8f91
  4. #b6b6b7
  5. #dcdcdd

Shades

#8f8f91 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8f8f91
  2. #818183
  3. #727274
  4. #646466
  5. #565657
  6. #484849
  7. #39393a
  8. #2b2b2c
  9. #1d1d1d
  10. #0e0e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#8f8f91 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8f8f91
  2. #9a9a9c
  3. #a5a5a7
  4. #b1b1b2
  5. #bcbcbd
  6. #c7c7c8
  7. #d2d2d3
  8. #ddddde
  9. #e9e9e9
  10. #f4f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8f8f91 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8f8f91
  2. #8e8e8f
  3. #8c8c8e
  4. #8b8b8c
  5. #89898a
  6. #888889
  7. #868687
  8. #858585
  9. #838383
  10. #828282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f8f90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f8f91 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8f91 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f8f90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f8f91 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f8f91 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f8f90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8f8f91 {
  color: #8f8f91;
}
Background
.bg-8f8f91 {
  background-color: #8f8f91;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8f8f91 {
  border: 2px solid #8f8f91;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8f8f91;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 143 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 1% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8f8f91 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8f8f91, #908f91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8f8f91 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 143 145 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 4.64 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 4.66 #808080 Gray ΔE 5.56 #808080 Grey ΔE 5.56 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.20 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.20 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.14 #70706e Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#8f8f91  rgb(143, 143, 145)  hsl(240, 1%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#91918f  rgb(145, 145, 143)  hsl(60, 1%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#918f8f  rgb(145, 143, 143)  hsl(0, 1%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#8f918f  rgb(143, 145, 143)  hsl(120, 1%, 56%)  Battleship Gray