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#998387

#998387 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#998387 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 51.37% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.38% magenta, 11.76% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 349.09°, with 9.73% saturation and 55.69% 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 5.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 6.77.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2475

Complementary

  1. #998387
  2. #839995

Split complementary

  1. #998387
  2. #83998a
  3. #839299

Analogous

  1. #998392
  2. #998387
  3. #998a83

Triadic

  1. #998387
  2. #879983
  3. #838799

Tetradic

  1. #998387
  2. #999583
  3. #839995
  4. #838799

Square

  1. #998387
  2. #929983
  3. #839995
  4. #8a8399

Monochromatic

  1. #483b3d
  2. #725e61
  3. #998387
  4. #bcadb0
  5. #ded7d8

Shades

#998387 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #998387
  2. #8a767a
  3. #7a696c
  4. #6b5c5f
  5. #5c4f51
  6. #4d4244
  7. #3d3436
  8. #2e2729
  9. #1f1a1b
  10. #0f0d0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#998387 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #998387
  2. #a38f93
  3. #ad9c9f
  4. #b8a8ab
  5. #c2b5b7
  6. #ccc1c3
  7. #d6cdcf
  8. #e0dadb
  9. #ebe6e7
  10. #f5f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#998387 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #998387
  2. #978386
  3. #948286
  4. #928285
  5. #8f8284
  6. #8d8284
  7. #8a8183
  8. #888182
  9. #858181
  10. #838081
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f8688 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #868687 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b8a87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d8284 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e8587 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #918787 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9c8285 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-998387 {
  color: #998387;
}
Background
.bg-998387 {
  background-color: #998387;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-998387 {
  border: 2px solid #998387;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #998387;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 131 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 10% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-998387 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #998387, #998a83);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-998387 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 131 135 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.77 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 7.05 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.93 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 9.24 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 9.92 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.87 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.87 #667c78 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#998387  rgb(153, 131, 135)  hsl(349, 10%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#839995  rgb(131, 153, 149)  hsl(169, 10%, 56%)  Xanadu
#879983  rgb(135, 153, 131)  hsl(109, 10%, 56%)  Xanadu
#838799  rgb(131, 135, 153)  hsl(229, 10%, 56%)  Cool Gray