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#978989

#978989 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#978989 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 53.73% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.27% magenta, 9.27% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 6.31% saturation and 56.47% 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 6.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 4.34.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2628

Complementary

  1. #978989
  2. #899797

Split complementary

  1. #978989
  2. #899790
  3. #899097

Analogous

  1. #978990
  2. #978989
  3. #979089

Triadic

  1. #978989
  2. #899789
  3. #898997

Tetradic

  1. #978989
  2. #979789
  3. #899797
  4. #898997

Square

  1. #978989
  2. #909789
  3. #899797
  4. #908997

Monochromatic

  1. #483f3f
  2. #706363
  3. #978989
  4. #bbb2b2
  5. #dfdada

Shades

#978989 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #978989
  2. #887b7b
  3. #796e6e
  4. #6a6060
  5. #5b5252
  6. #4c4545
  7. #3c3737
  8. #2d2929
  9. #1e1b1b
  10. #0f0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#978989 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #978989
  2. #a19595
  3. #aca1a1
  4. #b6acac
  5. #c1b8b8
  6. #cbc4c4
  7. #d5d0d0
  8. #e0dcdc
  9. #eae7e7
  10. #f5f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#978989 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #978989
  2. #958888
  3. #928787
  4. #908686
  5. #8e8585
  6. #8c8585
  7. #898484
  8. #878383
  9. #858282
  10. #828181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #918b8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b8b89 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8d89 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a8889 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #908a89 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #928b89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #998889 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-978989 {
  color: #978989;
}
Background
.bg-978989 {
  background-color: #978989;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-978989 {
  border: 2px solid #978989;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #978989;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 137 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 6% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-978989 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #978989, #979089);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-978989 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 137 137 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 4.34 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.00 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.14 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.14 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 9.14 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.58 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.84 #687676 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#978989  rgb(151, 137, 137)  hsl(0, 6%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#899797  rgb(137, 151, 151)  hsl(180, 6%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#899789  rgb(137, 151, 137)  hsl(120, 6%, 56%)  Xanadu
#898997  rgb(137, 137, 151)  hsl(240, 6%, 56%)  Taupe Gray