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#948893

#948893 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#948893 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 57.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.11% magenta, 0.68% yellow and 41.96% black. Its hue angle is 305°, 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 6.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 4.84.

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Relative luminance0.2601

Complementary

  1. #948893
  2. #889489

Split complementary

  1. #948893
  2. #8d9488
  3. #88948f

Analogous

  1. #8f8894
  2. #948893
  3. #94888d

Triadic

  1. #948893
  2. #939488
  3. #889394

Tetradic

  1. #948893
  2. #948988
  3. #889489
  4. #889394

Square

  1. #948893
  2. #948f88
  3. #889489
  4. #888d94

Monochromatic

  1. #453e44
  2. #6d626c
  3. #948893
  4. #b8b0b8
  5. #dcd9dc

Shades

#948893 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #948893
  2. #857a84
  3. #766d76
  4. #685f67
  5. #595258
  6. #4a444a
  7. #3b363b
  8. #2c292c
  9. #1e1b1d
  10. #0f0e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#948893 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #948893
  2. #9f949e
  3. #a9a0a9
  4. #b4acb3
  5. #bfb8be
  6. #cac4c9
  7. #d4cfd4
  8. #dfdbdf
  9. #eae7e9
  10. #f4f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#948893 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #948893
  2. #928791
  3. #90868f
  4. #8e868d
  5. #8c858b
  6. #8a848a
  7. #888388
  8. #868286
  9. #848284
  10. #828182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f8a8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #888b93 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a8c93 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #95898c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d8a93 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e8a93 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #95888f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-948893 {
  color: #948893;
}
Background
.bg-948893 {
  background-color: #948893;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-948893 {
  border: 2px solid #948893;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #948893;
  --color-primary-rgb: 148 136 147;
  --color-primary-hsl: 305 5% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-948893 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #948893, #94888d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-948893 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(148 136 147 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 4.84 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.71 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 8.05 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.60 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.60 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.61 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.73 #6b776c Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#948893  rgb(148, 136, 147)  hsl(305, 5%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#889489  rgb(136, 148, 137)  hsl(125, 5%, 56%)  Xanadu
#939488  rgb(147, 148, 136)  hsl(65, 5%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#889394  rgb(136, 147, 148)  hsl(185, 5%, 56%)  Battleship Gray