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#998488

#998488 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#998488 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 51.76% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 11.11% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 348.57°, with 9.33% saturation and 55.88% 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 6.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 6.43.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2505

Complementary

  1. #998488
  2. #849995

Split complementary

  1. #998488
  2. #84998a
  3. #849299

Analogous

  1. #998492
  2. #998488
  3. #998a84

Triadic

  1. #998488
  2. #889984
  3. #848899

Tetradic

  1. #998488
  2. #999584
  3. #849995
  4. #848899

Square

  1. #998488
  2. #929984
  3. #849995
  4. #8a8499

Monochromatic

  1. #483c3e
  2. #725f62
  3. #998488
  4. #bcaeb0
  5. #ded8d9

Shades

#998488 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #998488
  2. #8a777a
  3. #7a6a6d
  4. #6b5c5f
  5. #5c4f52
  6. #4d4244
  7. #3d3536
  8. #2e2829
  9. #1f1a1b
  10. #0f0d0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#998488 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #998488
  2. #a39094
  3. #ad9da0
  4. #b8a9ac
  5. #c2b5b8
  6. #ccc2c4
  7. #d6cecf
  8. #e0dadb
  9. #ebe6e7
  10. #f5f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#998488 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #998488
  2. #978487
  3. #948386
  4. #928386
  5. #8f8285
  6. #8d8284
  7. #8a8283
  8. #888182
  9. #858182
  10. #838081
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #908789 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #878788 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b8a88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d8385 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e8688 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #918888 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9c8386 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-998488 {
  color: #998488;
}
Background
.bg-998488 {
  background-color: #998488;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-998488 {
  border: 2px solid #998488;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #998488;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 132 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 9% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-998488 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #998488, #998a84);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-998488 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 132 136 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.43 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 7.31 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.67 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 9.36 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 9.99 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.61 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.61 #667b77 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#998488  rgb(153, 132, 136)  hsl(349, 9%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#849995  rgb(132, 153, 149)  hsl(169, 9%, 56%)  Xanadu
#889984  rgb(136, 153, 132)  hsl(109, 9%, 56%)  Xanadu
#848899  rgb(132, 136, 153)  hsl(229, 9%, 56%)  Cool Gray