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#928D8D

#928d8d ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#928d8d 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, 55.29% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.42% magenta, 3.42% yellow and 42.75% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 2.24% saturation and 56.27% 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 6.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 3.55.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2708

Complementary

  1. #928d8d
  2. #8d9292

Split complementary

  1. #928d8d
  2. #8d928f
  3. #8d8f92

Analogous

  1. #928d8f
  2. #928d8d
  3. #928f8d

Triadic

  1. #928d8d
  2. #8d928d
  3. #8d8d92

Tetradic

  1. #928d8d
  2. #92928d
  3. #8d9292
  4. #8d8d92

Square

  1. #928d8d
  2. #8f928d
  3. #8d9292
  4. #8f8d92

Monochromatic

  1. #444141
  2. #6c6767
  3. #928d8d
  4. #b7b4b4
  5. #dddbdb

Shades

#928d8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #928d8d
  2. #837f7f
  3. #757171
  4. #666363
  5. #585555
  6. #494747
  7. #3a3838
  8. #2c2a2a
  9. #1d1c1c
  10. #0f0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#928d8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #928d8d
  2. #9d9898
  3. #a8a4a4
  4. #b3afaf
  5. #bebbbb
  6. #c9c6c6
  7. #d3d1d1
  8. #dedddd
  9. #e9e8e8
  10. #f4f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#928d8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #928d8d
  2. #908c8c
  3. #8e8a8a
  4. #8d8989
  5. #8b8888
  6. #898787
  7. #878585
  8. #858484
  9. #848383
  10. #828181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #908e8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e8e8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8e8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #938d8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f8d8d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #908e8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #938d8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-928d8d {
  color: #928d8d;
}
Background
.bg-928d8d {
  background-color: #928d8d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-928d8d {
  border: 2px solid #928d8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #928d8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 146 141 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 2% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-928d8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #928d8d, #928f8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-928d8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(146 141 141 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 3.55 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 4.89 #808080 Gray ΔE 5.74 #808080 Grey ΔE 5.74 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.88 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.88 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 11.06 #6d7272 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#928d8d  rgb(146, 141, 141)  hsl(0, 2%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#8d9292  rgb(141, 146, 146)  hsl(180, 2%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#8d928d  rgb(141, 146, 141)  hsl(120, 2%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#8d8d92  rgb(141, 141, 146)  hsl(240, 2%, 56%)  Taupe Gray