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#948890

#948890 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#948890 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.04% red, 53.33% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.11% magenta, 2.7% yellow and 41.96% black. Its hue angle is 320°, with 5.31% saturation and 55.69% 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 6.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 3.9.

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Relative luminance0.2592

Complementary

  1. #948890
  2. #88948c

Split complementary

  1. #948890
  2. #8a9488
  3. #889492

Analogous

  1. #928894
  2. #948890
  3. #94888a

Triadic

  1. #948890
  2. #909488
  3. #889094

Tetradic

  1. #948890
  2. #948c88
  3. #88948c
  4. #889094

Square

  1. #948890
  2. #949288
  3. #88948c
  4. #888a94

Monochromatic

  1. #453e43
  2. #6d626a
  3. #948890
  4. #b8b0b6
  5. #dcd9db

Shades

#948890 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #948890
  2. #857a82
  3. #766d73
  4. #685f65
  5. #595256
  6. #4a4448
  7. #3b363a
  8. #2c292b
  9. #1e1b1d
  10. #0f0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#948890 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #948890
  2. #9f949b
  3. #a9a0a6
  4. #b4acb1
  5. #bfb8bc
  6. #cac4c8
  7. #d4cfd3
  8. #dfdbde
  9. #eae7e9
  10. #f4f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#948890 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #948890
  2. #92878e
  3. #90868d
  4. #8e868b
  5. #8c858a
  6. #8a8488
  7. #888386
  8. #868285
  9. #848283
  10. #828182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f8a8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #888a90 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b8c90 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #96888b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d8990 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f8a90 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #95888d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-948890 {
  color: #948890;
}
Background
.bg-948890 {
  background-color: #948890;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-948890 {
  border: 2px solid #948890;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #948890;
  --color-primary-rgb: 148 136 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 320 5% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-948890 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #948890, #94888a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-948890 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(148 136 144 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 3.90 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.38 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 8.67 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.75 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.75 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.26 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.36 #6b776f Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#948890  rgb(148, 136, 144)  hsl(320, 5%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#88948c  rgb(136, 148, 140)  hsl(140, 5%, 56%)  Xanadu
#909488  rgb(144, 148, 136)  hsl(80, 5%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#889094  rgb(136, 144, 148)  hsl(200, 5%, 56%)  Battleship Gray