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#908997

#908997 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#908997 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, 53.73% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.64% cyan, 9.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 6.31% 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 6.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 5.14.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2605

Complementary

  1. #908997
  2. #909789

Split complementary

  1. #908997
  2. #979789
  3. #899789

Analogous

  1. #898997
  2. #908997
  3. #978997

Triadic

  1. #908997
  2. #979089
  3. #899790

Tetradic

  1. #908997
  2. #978990
  3. #909789
  4. #899790

Square

  1. #908997
  2. #978989
  3. #909789
  4. #899797

Monochromatic

  1. #433f48
  2. #6a6370
  3. #908997
  4. #b6b2bb
  5. #dcdadf

Shades

#908997 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #908997
  2. #827b88
  3. #736e79
  4. #65606a
  5. #56525b
  6. #48454c
  7. #3a373c
  8. #2b292d
  9. #1d1b1e
  10. #0e0e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#908997 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #908997
  2. #9b95a1
  3. #a6a1ac
  4. #b1acb6
  5. #bcb8c1
  6. #c8c4cb
  7. #d3d0d5
  8. #dedce0
  9. #e9e7ea
  10. #f4f3f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#908997 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #908997
  2. #8e8895
  3. #8d8792
  4. #8b8690
  5. #8a858e
  6. #88858c
  7. #868489
  8. #858387
  9. #838285
  10. #828182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d8b90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #878b98 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #888c97 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f8b8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b8a97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b8b97 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #908a91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-908997 {
  color: #908997;
}
Background
.bg-908997 {
  background-color: #908997;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-908997 {
  border: 2px solid #908997;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #908997;
  --color-primary-rgb: 144 137 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 6% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-908997 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #908997, #978997);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-908997 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(144 137 151 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 5.14 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.30 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.32 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.39 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.39 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.49 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.08 #6f7668 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#908997  rgb(144, 137, 151)  hsl(270, 6%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#909789  rgb(144, 151, 137)  hsl(90, 6%, 56%)  Xanadu
#979089  rgb(151, 144, 137)  hsl(30, 6%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#899790  rgb(137, 151, 144)  hsl(150, 6%, 56%)  Xanadu