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#989498

#989498 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#989498 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, 58.04% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 1.9% saturation and 58.82% 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 7.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 5.11.

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Relative luminance0.3012

Complementary

  1. #989498
  2. #949894

Split complementary

  1. #989498
  2. #969894
  3. #949896

Analogous

  1. #969498
  2. #989498
  3. #989496

Triadic

  1. #989498
  2. #989894
  3. #949898

Tetradic

  1. #989498
  2. #989494
  3. #949894
  4. #949898

Square

  1. #989498
  2. #989694
  3. #949894
  4. #949698

Monochromatic

  1. #4b484b
  2. #726e72
  3. #989498
  4. #bebbbe
  5. #e3e2e3

Shades

#989498 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #989498
  2. #898589
  3. #7a767a
  4. #6a686a
  5. #5b595b
  6. #4c4a4c
  7. #3d3b3d
  8. #2e2c2e
  9. #1e1e1e
  10. #0f0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#989498 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #989498
  2. #a29fa2
  3. #ada9ad
  4. #b7b4b7
  5. #c1bfc1
  6. #cccacc
  7. #d6d4d6
  8. #e0dfe0
  9. #eaeaea
  10. #f5f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#989498 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #989498
  2. #969296
  3. #939093
  4. #918e91
  5. #8e8c8e
  6. #8c8a8c
  7. #8a888a
  8. #878687
  9. #858485
  10. #828282
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #969596 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #949598 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #959598 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #989495 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #959598 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #969598 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #989496 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-989498 {
  color: #989498;
}
Background
.bg-989498 {
  background-color: #989498;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-989498 {
  border: 2px solid #989498;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #989498;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 148 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 2% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-989498 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #989498, #989496);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-989498 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 148 152 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 5.11 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.00 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.00 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.52 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.18 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.18 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.88 #676b67 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#989498  rgb(152, 148, 152)  hsl(300, 2%, 59%)  Taupe Gray
#949894  rgb(148, 152, 148)  hsl(120, 2%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#989894  rgb(152, 152, 148)  hsl(60, 2%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#949898  rgb(148, 152, 152)  hsl(180, 2%, 59%)  Dark Gray