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#938C8F

#938c8f ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#938c8f 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 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.76% magenta, 2.72% yellow and 42.35% black. Its hue angle is 334.29°, 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 6.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 2.6.

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Relative luminance0.2694

Complementary

  1. #938c8f
  2. #8c9390

Split complementary

  1. #938c8f
  2. #8c938c
  3. #8c9293

Analogous

  1. #938c92
  2. #938c8f
  3. #938c8c

Triadic

  1. #938c8f
  2. #8f938c
  3. #8c8f93

Tetradic

  1. #938c8f
  2. #93908c
  3. #8c9390
  4. #8c8f93

Square

  1. #938c8f
  2. #92938c
  3. #8c9390
  4. #8c8c93

Monochromatic

  1. #454143
  2. #6d6669
  3. #938c8f
  4. #b8b3b5
  5. #dddbdc

Shades

#938c8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #938c8f
  2. #847e81
  3. #767072
  4. #676264
  5. #585456
  6. #4a4648
  7. #3b3839
  8. #2c2a2b
  9. #1d1c1d
  10. #0f0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#938c8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #938c8f
  2. #9e989a
  3. #a9a3a5
  4. #b3afb1
  5. #bebabc
  6. #c9c6c7
  7. #d4d1d2
  8. #dfdddd
  9. #e9e8e9
  10. #f4f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#938c8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #938c8f
  2. #918b8e
  3. #8f8a8c
  4. #8d888b
  5. #8b8789
  6. #8a8688
  7. #888586
  8. #868485
  9. #848283
  10. #828182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #908d8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c8d8f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8e8f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #948c8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f8d8f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #908d8f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #948c8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-938c8f {
  color: #938c8f;
}
Background
.bg-938c8f {
  background-color: #938c8f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-938c8f {
  border: 2px solid #938c8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #938c8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 147 140 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 334 3% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-938c8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #938c8f, #938c8c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-938c8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(147 140 143 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 2.60 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.32 #808080 Gray ΔE 6.58 #808080 Grey ΔE 6.58 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.35 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.62 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.62 #6c7370 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#938c8f  rgb(147, 140, 143)  hsl(334, 3%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#8c9390  rgb(140, 147, 144)  hsl(154, 3%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#8f938c  rgb(143, 147, 140)  hsl(94, 3%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#8c8f93  rgb(140, 143, 147)  hsl(214, 3%, 56%)  Battleship Gray