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#98898E

#98898e ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#98898e is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 53.73% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.87% magenta, 6.58% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 340°, with 6.79% 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 6.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 4.61.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2652

Complementary

  1. #98898e
  2. #899893

Split complementary

  1. #98898e
  2. #89988c
  3. #899698

Analogous

  1. #988996
  2. #98898e
  3. #988c89

Triadic

  1. #98898e
  2. #8e9889
  3. #898e98

Tetradic

  1. #98898e
  2. #989389
  3. #899893
  4. #898e98

Square

  1. #98898e
  2. #969889
  3. #899893
  4. #8c8998

Monochromatic

  1. #493f42
  2. #716368
  3. #98898e
  4. #bcb2b5
  5. #dfdbdc

Shades

#98898e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #98898e
  2. #897b80
  3. #7a6e72
  4. #6a6063
  5. #5b5255
  6. #4c4547
  7. #3d3739
  8. #2e292b
  9. #1e1b1c
  10. #0f0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#98898e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #98898e
  2. #a29599
  3. #ada1a5
  4. #b7acb0
  5. #c1b8bb
  6. #ccc4c7
  7. #d6d0d2
  8. #e0dcdd
  9. #eae7e8
  10. #f5f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#98898e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #98898e
  2. #96888d
  3. #93878b
  4. #91868a
  5. #8e8588
  6. #8c8587
  7. #8a8486
  8. #878384
  9. #858283
  10. #828181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #918b8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a8b8e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8e8e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b888b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #908a8e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #928c8e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a898c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-98898e {
  color: #98898e;
}
Background
.bg-98898e {
  background-color: #98898e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-98898e {
  border: 2px solid #98898e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #98898e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 137 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 340 7% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-98898e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #98898e, #988c89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-98898e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 137 142 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 4.61 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.51 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 8.83 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.27 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.27 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.53 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.64 #677671 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#98898e  rgb(152, 137, 142)  hsl(340, 7%, 57%)  Taupe Gray
#899893  rgb(137, 152, 147)  hsl(160, 7%, 57%)  Xanadu
#8e9889  rgb(142, 152, 137)  hsl(100, 7%, 57%)  Xanadu
#898e98  rgb(137, 142, 152)  hsl(220, 7%, 57%)  Light Slate Gray