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#978B8A

#978b8a ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#978b8a 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, 54.51% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.95% magenta, 8.61% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 4.62°, with 5.88% saturation and 56.67% 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 6.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 4.26.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2688

Complementary

  1. #978b8a
  2. #8a9697

Split complementary

  1. #978b8a
  2. #8a9792
  3. #8a9097

Analogous

  1. #978a90
  2. #978b8a
  3. #97928a

Triadic

  1. #978b8a
  2. #8a978b
  3. #8b8a97

Tetradic

  1. #978b8a
  2. #96978a
  3. #8a9697
  4. #8b8a97

Square

  1. #978b8a
  2. #90978a
  3. #8a9697
  4. #928a97

Monochromatic

  1. #484140
  2. #716564
  3. #978b8a
  4. #bbb3b3
  5. #dfdbdb

Shades

#978b8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #978b8a
  2. #887d7c
  3. #796f6e
  4. #6a6161
  5. #5b5353
  6. #4c4645
  7. #3c3837
  8. #2d2a29
  9. #1e1c1c
  10. #0f0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#978b8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #978b8a
  2. #a19796
  3. #aca2a1
  4. #b6aead
  5. #c1b9b9
  6. #cbc5c5
  7. #d5d1d0
  8. #e0dcdc
  9. #eae8e8
  10. #f5f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#978b8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #978b8a
  2. #958a89
  3. #928988
  4. #908887
  5. #8e8786
  6. #8c8685
  7. #898484
  8. #878383
  9. #858282
  10. #828181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #918d8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d8c8a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #908e8a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a8a8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #918c8a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #938d8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #998a8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-978b8a {
  color: #978b8a;
}
Background
.bg-978b8a {
  background-color: #978b8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-978b8a {
  border: 2px solid #978b8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #978b8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 139 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 5 6% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-978b8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #978b8a, #97928a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-978b8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 139 138 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 4.26 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.25 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.67 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.67 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 9.29 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.01 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.46 #687475 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#978b8a  rgb(151, 139, 138)  hsl(5, 6%, 57%)  Taupe Gray
#8a9697  rgb(138, 150, 151)  hsl(185, 6%, 57%)  Battleship Gray
#8a978b  rgb(138, 151, 139)  hsl(125, 6%, 57%)  Xanadu
#8b8a97  rgb(139, 138, 151)  hsl(245, 6%, 57%)  Taupe Gray