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#968783

#968783 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#968783 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, 52.94% green and 51.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12.67% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 12.63°, with 8.3% saturation and 55.1% 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 6.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 5.46.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2545

Complementary

  1. #968783
  2. #839296

Split complementary

  1. #968783
  2. #839691
  3. #838996

Analogous

  1. #968389
  2. #968783
  3. #969183

Triadic

  1. #968783
  2. #839687
  3. #878396

Tetradic

  1. #968783
  2. #929683
  3. #839296
  4. #878396

Square

  1. #968783
  2. #899683
  3. #839296
  4. #918396

Monochromatic

  1. #453d3b
  2. #6f615e
  3. #968783
  4. #b9afac
  5. #dcd7d6

Shades

#968783 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #968783
  2. #877a76
  3. #786c69
  4. #695f5c
  5. #5a514f
  6. #4b4442
  7. #3c3634
  8. #2d2927
  9. #1e1b1a
  10. #0f0e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#968783 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #968783
  2. #a1938f
  3. #ab9f9c
  4. #b6aba8
  5. #c0b7b5
  6. #cbc3c1
  7. #d5cfcd
  8. #e0dbda
  9. #eae7e6
  10. #f5f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#968783 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #968783
  2. #948683
  3. #928682
  4. #8f8582
  5. #8d8482
  6. #8b8482
  7. #898381
  8. #878281
  9. #848181
  10. #828180
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f8987 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a8883 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8b83 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a8586 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f8883 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #918a83 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #988685 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-968783 {
  color: #968783;
}
Background
.bg-968783 {
  background-color: #968783;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-968783 {
  border: 2px solid #968783;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #968783;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 135 131;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 8% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-968783 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #968783, #969183);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-968783 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 135 131 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 5.46 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 7.25 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.72 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.04 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.04 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 11.61 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 11.64 #69787c Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#968783  rgb(150, 135, 131)  hsl(13, 8%, 55%)  Taupe Gray
#839296  rgb(131, 146, 150)  hsl(193, 8%, 55%)  Light Slate Gray
#839687  rgb(131, 150, 135)  hsl(133, 8%, 55%)  Xanadu
#878396  rgb(135, 131, 150)  hsl(253, 8%, 55%)  Cool Gray