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#968C8C

#968c8c ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#968c8c 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, 54.9% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 4.55% saturation and 56.86% 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 6.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 3.71.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2713

Complementary

  1. #968c8c
  2. #8c9696

Split complementary

  1. #968c8c
  2. #8c9691
  3. #8c9196

Analogous

  1. #968c91
  2. #968c8c
  3. #96918c

Triadic

  1. #968c8c
  2. #8c968c
  3. #8c8c96

Tetradic

  1. #968c8c
  2. #96968c
  3. #8c9696
  4. #8c8c96

Square

  1. #968c8c
  2. #91968c
  3. #8c9696
  4. #918c96

Monochromatic

  1. #484141
  2. #706666
  3. #968c8c
  4. #bbb4b4
  5. #dfdcdc

Shades

#968c8c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #968c8c
  2. #877e7e
  3. #787070
  4. #696262
  5. #5a5454
  6. #4b4646
  7. #3c3838
  8. #2d2a2a
  9. #1e1c1c
  10. #0f0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#968c8c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #968c8c
  2. #a19898
  3. #aba3a3
  4. #b6afaf
  5. #c0baba
  6. #cbc6c6
  7. #d5d1d1
  8. #e0dddd
  9. #eae8e8
  10. #f5f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#968c8c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #968c8c
  2. #948b8b
  3. #928a8a
  4. #8f8888
  5. #8d8787
  6. #8b8686
  7. #898585
  8. #878484
  9. #848282
  10. #828181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #918d8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e8d8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #908f8c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #988b8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #918d8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #928e8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #978c8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-968c8c {
  color: #968c8c;
}
Background
.bg-968c8c {
  background-color: #968c8c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-968c8c {
  border: 2px solid #968c8c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #968c8c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 140 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 5% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-968c8c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #968c8c, #96918c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-968c8c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 140 140 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 3.71 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.74 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.21 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.21 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.81 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.84 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.84 #697373 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#968c8c  rgb(150, 140, 140)  hsl(0, 5%, 57%)  Taupe Gray
#8c9696  rgb(140, 150, 150)  hsl(180, 5%, 57%)  Battleship Gray
#8c968c  rgb(140, 150, 140)  hsl(120, 5%, 57%)  Xanadu
#8c8c96  rgb(140, 140, 150)  hsl(240, 5%, 57%)  Taupe Gray