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#978C92

#978c92 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#978c92 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, 54.9% green and 57.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.28% magenta, 3.31% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 327.27°, with 5.02% saturation and 57.06% 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 6.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 3.89.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2741

Complementary

  1. #978c92
  2. #8c9791

Split complementary

  1. #978c92
  2. #8d978c
  3. #8c9796

Analogous

  1. #968c97
  2. #978c92
  3. #978c8d

Triadic

  1. #978c92
  2. #92978c
  3. #8c9297

Tetradic

  1. #978c92
  2. #97918c
  3. #8c9791
  4. #8c9297

Square

  1. #978c92
  2. #97968c
  3. #8c9791
  4. #8c8d97

Monochromatic

  1. #484245
  2. #71666c
  3. #978c92
  4. #bbb4b8
  5. #e0dcde

Shades

#978c92 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #978c92
  2. #887e83
  3. #797075
  4. #6a6266
  5. #5b5458
  6. #4c4649
  7. #3c383a
  8. #2d2a2c
  9. #1e1c1d
  10. #0f0e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#978c92 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #978c92
  2. #a1989d
  3. #aca3a8
  4. #b6afb3
  5. #c1babe
  6. #cbc6c9
  7. #d5d1d3
  8. #e0ddde
  9. #eae8e9
  10. #f5f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#978c92 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #978c92
  2. #958b90
  3. #928a8e
  4. #90888d
  5. #8e878b
  6. #8c8689
  7. #898587
  8. #878485
  9. #858284
  10. #828182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #928e90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c8e92 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8f92 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #998c8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #918d92 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #928e92 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #988c90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-978c92 {
  color: #978c92;
}
Background
.bg-978c92 {
  background-color: #978c92;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-978c92 {
  border: 2px solid #978c92;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #978c92;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 140 146;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 5% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-978c92 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #978c92, #978c8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-978c92 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 140 146 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 3.89 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.21 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.63 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.63 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.75 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.03 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.35 #68736d Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#978c92  rgb(151, 140, 146)  hsl(327, 5%, 57%)  Taupe Gray
#8c9791  rgb(140, 151, 145)  hsl(147, 5%, 57%)  Battleship Gray
#92978c  rgb(146, 151, 140)  hsl(87, 5%, 57%)  Battleship Gray
#8c9297  rgb(140, 146, 151)  hsl(207, 5%, 57%)  Battleship Gray