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#908686

#908686 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#908686 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.47% red, 52.55% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.94% magenta, 6.94% yellow and 43.53% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 4.31% saturation and 54.51% 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 5.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 2.66.

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Relative luminance0.247

Complementary

  1. #908686
  2. #869090

Split complementary

  1. #908686
  2. #86908b
  3. #868b90

Analogous

  1. #90868b
  2. #908686
  3. #908b86

Triadic

  1. #908686
  2. #869086
  3. #868690

Tetradic

  1. #908686
  2. #909086
  3. #869090
  4. #868690

Square

  1. #908686
  2. #8b9086
  3. #869090
  4. #8b8690

Monochromatic

  1. #413c3c
  2. #696060
  3. #908686
  4. #b5aeae
  5. #d9d6d6

Shades

#908686 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #908686
  2. #827979
  3. #736b6b
  4. #655e5e
  5. #565050
  6. #484343
  7. #3a3636
  8. #2b2828
  9. #1d1b1b
  10. #0e0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#908686 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #908686
  2. #9b9292
  3. #a69e9e
  4. #b1aaaa
  5. #bcb6b6
  6. #c8c3c3
  7. #d3cfcf
  8. #dedbdb
  9. #e9e7e7
  10. #f4f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#908686 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #908686
  2. #8e8585
  3. #8d8585
  4. #8b8484
  5. #8a8484
  6. #888383
  7. #868282
  8. #858282
  9. #838181
  10. #828181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b8787 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #888786 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a8986 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #928586 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b8786 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c8886 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #918686 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-908686 {
  color: #908686;
}
Background
.bg-908686 {
  background-color: #908686;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-908686 {
  border: 2px solid #908686;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #908686;
  --color-primary-rgb: 144 134 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 4% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-908686 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #908686, #908b86);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-908686 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(144 134 134 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 2.66 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 5.90 #808080 Gray ΔE 5.94 #808080 Grey ΔE 5.94 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 9.87 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 11.00 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 11.68 #6f7979 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#908686  rgb(144, 134, 134)  hsl(0, 4%, 55%)  Taupe Gray
#869090  rgb(134, 144, 144)  hsl(180, 4%, 55%)  Battleship Gray
#869086  rgb(134, 144, 134)  hsl(120, 4%, 55%)  Xanadu
#868690  rgb(134, 134, 144)  hsl(240, 4%, 55%)  Taupe Gray