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#928585

#928585 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#928585 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 57.25% red, 52.16% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.9% magenta, 8.9% yellow and 42.75% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 5.63% saturation and 54.71% 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 5.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 3.58.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2458

Complementary

  1. #928585
  2. #859292

Split complementary

  1. #928585
  2. #85928c
  3. #858c92

Analogous

  1. #92858c
  2. #928585
  3. #928c85

Triadic

  1. #928585
  2. #859285
  3. #858592

Tetradic

  1. #928585
  2. #929285
  3. #859292
  4. #858592

Square

  1. #928585
  2. #8c9285
  3. #859292
  4. #8c8592

Monochromatic

  1. #433b3b
  2. #6b6060
  3. #928585
  4. #b6adad
  5. #dad6d6

Shades

#928585 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #928585
  2. #837878
  3. #756a6a
  4. #665d5d
  5. #585050
  6. #494343
  7. #3a3535
  8. #2c2828
  9. #1d1b1b
  10. #0f0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#928585 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #928585
  2. #9d9191
  3. #a89d9d
  4. #b3aaaa
  5. #beb6b6
  6. #c9c2c2
  7. #d3cece
  8. #dedada
  9. #e9e7e7
  10. #f4f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#928585 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #928585
  2. #908585
  3. #8e8484
  4. #8d8484
  5. #8b8383
  6. #898383
  7. #878282
  8. #858282
  9. #848181
  10. #828181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c8787 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #878785 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a8985 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #958485 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c8685 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d8785 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #948485 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-928585 {
  color: #928585;
}
Background
.bg-928585 {
  background-color: #928585;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-928585 {
  border: 2px solid #928585;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #928585;
  --color-primary-rgb: 146 133 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 6% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-928585 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #928585, #928c85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-928585 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(146 133 133 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 3.58 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.08 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.08 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.19 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 9.15 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.63 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.74 #6d7a7a Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#928585  rgb(146, 133, 133)  hsl(0, 6%, 55%)  Taupe Gray
#859292  rgb(133, 146, 146)  hsl(180, 6%, 55%)  Battleship Gray
#859285  rgb(133, 146, 133)  hsl(120, 6%, 55%)  Xanadu
#858592  rgb(133, 133, 146)  hsl(240, 6%, 55%)  Taupe Gray