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#918A98

#918a98 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#918a98 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.86% red, 54.12% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.61% cyan, 9.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 6.36% saturation and 56.86% 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 6.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 5.26.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2646

Complementary

  1. #918a98
  2. #91988a

Split complementary

  1. #918a98
  2. #98988a
  3. #8a988a

Analogous

  1. #8a8a98
  2. #918a98
  3. #988a98

Triadic

  1. #918a98
  2. #98918a
  3. #8a9891

Tetradic

  1. #918a98
  2. #988a91
  3. #91988a
  4. #8a9891

Square

  1. #918a98
  2. #988a8a
  3. #91988a
  4. #8a9898

Monochromatic

  1. #444049
  2. #6b6472
  3. #918a98
  4. #b7b3bc
  5. #dddbe0

Shades

#918a98 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #918a98
  2. #837c89
  3. #746e7a
  4. #66616a
  5. #57535b
  6. #49454c
  7. #3a373d
  8. #2c292e
  9. #1d1c1e
  10. #0f0e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#918a98 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #918a98
  2. #9c96a2
  3. #a7a1ad
  4. #b2adb7
  5. #bdb9c1
  6. #c8c5cc
  7. #d3d0d6
  8. #dedce0
  9. #e9e8ea
  10. #f4f3f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#918a98 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #918a98
  2. #8f8996
  3. #8e8893
  4. #8c8791
  5. #8a868e
  6. #89858c
  7. #87848a
  8. #858387
  9. #838285
  10. #828182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e8c91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #888c99 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #898d98 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #908c8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c8b98 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c8c98 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #918b92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-918a98 {
  color: #918a98;
}
Background
.bg-918a98 {
  background-color: #918a98;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-918a98 {
  border: 2px solid #918a98;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #918a98;
  --color-primary-rgb: 145 138 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 6% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-918a98 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #918a98, #988a98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-918a98 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(145 138 152 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 5.26 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.06 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.20 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.54 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.54 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.61 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.81 #6e7567 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#918a98  rgb(145, 138, 152)  hsl(270, 6%, 57%)  Taupe Gray
#91988a  rgb(145, 152, 138)  hsl(90, 6%, 57%)  Xanadu
#98918a  rgb(152, 145, 138)  hsl(30, 6%, 57%)  Battleship Gray
#8a9891  rgb(138, 152, 145)  hsl(150, 6%, 57%)  Xanadu