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#8F9990

#8f9990 ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8f9990 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, 60% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 126°, with 4.67% saturation and 58.04% 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 7.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 8.57.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3064

Complementary

  1. #8f9990
  2. #998f98

Split complementary

  1. #8f9990
  2. #958f99
  3. #998f93

Analogous

  1. #93998f
  2. #8f9990
  3. #8f9995

Triadic

  1. #8f9990
  2. #908f99
  3. #99908f

Tetradic

  1. #8f9990
  2. #8f9899
  3. #998f98
  4. #99908f

Square

  1. #8f9990
  2. #8f9399
  3. #998f98
  4. #99958f

Monochromatic

  1. #444b45
  2. #69736a
  3. #8f9990
  4. #b7bdb8
  5. #dfe2df

Shades

#8f9990 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8f9990
  2. #818a82
  3. #727a73
  4. #646b65
  5. #565c56
  6. #484d48
  7. #393d3a
  8. #2b2e2b
  9. #1d1f1d
  10. #0e0f0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#8f9990 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8f9990
  2. #9aa39b
  3. #a5ada6
  4. #b1b8b1
  5. #bcc2bc
  6. #c7ccc8
  7. #d2d6d3
  8. #dde0de
  9. #e9ebe9
  10. #f4f5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8f9990 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8f9990
  2. #8e978e
  3. #8c948d
  4. #8b928b
  5. #898f8a
  6. #888d88
  7. #868a86
  8. #858885
  9. #838583
  10. #828382
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #939794 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #999790 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #979690 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e9896 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #959890 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #949790 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e9994 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8f9990 {
  color: #8f9990;
}
Background
.bg-8f9990 {
  background-color: #8f9990;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8f9990 {
  border: 2px solid #8f9990;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8f9990;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 153 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 126 5% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8f9990 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8f9990, #8f9995);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8f9990 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 153 144 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 8.57 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.06 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.30 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.30 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.70 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.70 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.70 #70666f Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Xanadu
#8f9990  rgb(143, 153, 144)  hsl(126, 5%, 58%)  Xanadu
#998f98  rgb(153, 143, 152)  hsl(306, 5%, 58%)  Taupe Gray
#908f99  rgb(144, 143, 153)  hsl(246, 5%, 58%)  Taupe Gray
#99908f  rgb(153, 144, 143)  hsl(6, 5%, 58%)  Taupe Gray