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#968185

#968185 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#968185 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 50.59% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 11.33% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 348.57°, with 9.09% saturation and 54.71% 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 6.4.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2388

Complementary

  1. #968185
  2. #819692

Split complementary

  1. #968185
  2. #819688
  3. #819096

Analogous

  1. #968190
  2. #968185
  3. #968881

Triadic

  1. #968185
  2. #859681
  3. #818596

Tetradic

  1. #968185
  2. #969281
  3. #819692
  4. #818596

Square

  1. #968185
  2. #909681
  3. #819692
  4. #888196

Monochromatic

  1. #45393b
  2. #6e5c60
  3. #968185
  4. #b9abad
  5. #dcd4d6

Shades

#968185 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #968185
  2. #877478
  3. #78676a
  4. #695a5d
  5. #5a4d50
  6. #4b4143
  7. #3c3435
  8. #2d2728
  9. #1e1a1b
  10. #0f0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#968185 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #968185
  2. #a18e91
  3. #ab9a9d
  4. #b6a7aa
  5. #c0b3b6
  6. #cbc0c2
  7. #d5cdce
  8. #e0d9da
  9. #eae6e7
  10. #f5f2f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#968185 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #968185
  2. #948185
  3. #928184
  4. #8f8184
  5. #8d8183
  6. #8b8183
  7. #898082
  8. #878082
  9. #848081
  10. #828081
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d8486 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #848485 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #888785 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a8082 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b8385 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e8585 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #998083 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-968185 {
  color: #968185;
}
Background
.bg-968185 {
  background-color: #968185;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-968185 {
  border: 2px solid #968185;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #968185;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 129 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 9% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-968185 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #968185, #968881);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-968185 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 129 133 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.40 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 7.03 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.52 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 9.97 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 10.02 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.35 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.35 #697e7a Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#968185  rgb(150, 129, 133)  hsl(349, 9%, 55%)  Taupe Gray
#819692  rgb(129, 150, 146)  hsl(169, 9%, 55%)  Xanadu
#859681  rgb(133, 150, 129)  hsl(109, 9%, 55%)  Xanadu
#818596  rgb(129, 133, 150)  hsl(229, 9%, 55%)  Cool Gray