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#938C8D

#938c8d ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#938c8d is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 57.65% red, 54.9% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.76% magenta, 4.08% yellow and 42.35% black. Its hue angle is 351.43°, with 3.14% 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 6.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 2.95.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2688

Complementary

  1. #938c8d
  2. #8c9392

Split complementary

  1. #938c8d
  2. #8c938e
  3. #8c9093

Analogous

  1. #938c90
  2. #938c8d
  3. #938e8c

Triadic

  1. #938c8d
  2. #8d938c
  3. #8c8d93

Tetradic

  1. #938c8d
  2. #93928c
  3. #8c9392
  4. #8c8d93

Square

  1. #938c8d
  2. #90938c
  3. #8c9392
  4. #8e8c93

Monochromatic

  1. #454141
  2. #6d6667
  3. #938c8d
  4. #b8b3b4
  5. #dddbdb

Shades

#938c8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #938c8d
  2. #847e7f
  3. #767071
  4. #676263
  5. #585455
  6. #4a4647
  7. #3b3838
  8. #2c2a2a
  9. #1d1c1c
  10. #0f0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#938c8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #938c8d
  2. #9e9898
  3. #a9a3a4
  4. #b3afaf
  5. #bebabb
  6. #c9c6c6
  7. #d4d1d1
  8. #dfdddd
  9. #e9e8e8
  10. #f4f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#938c8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #938c8d
  2. #918b8c
  3. #8f8a8a
  4. #8d8889
  5. #8b8788
  6. #8a8687
  7. #888585
  8. #868484
  9. #848283
  10. #828181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #908d8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d8d8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8e8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #958c8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f8d8d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #908d8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #948c8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-938c8d {
  color: #938c8d;
}
Background
.bg-938c8d {
  background-color: #938c8d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-938c8d {
  border: 2px solid #938c8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #938c8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 147 140 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 3% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-938c8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #938c8d, #938e8c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-938c8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(147 140 141 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 2.95 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 5.72 #808080 Gray ΔE 6.23 #808080 Grey ΔE 6.23 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.45 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.45 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.16 #6c7372 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#938c8d  rgb(147, 140, 141)  hsl(351, 3%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#8c9392  rgb(140, 147, 146)  hsl(171, 3%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#8d938c  rgb(141, 147, 140)  hsl(111, 3%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#8c8d93  rgb(140, 141, 147)  hsl(231, 3%, 56%)  Taupe Gray