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#998683

#998683 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#998683 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 52.55% green and 51.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.42% magenta, 14.38% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 8.18°, 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 6.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 6.33.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2546

Complementary

  1. #998683
  2. #839699

Split complementary

  1. #998683
  2. #839991
  3. #838b99

Analogous

  1. #99838b
  2. #998683
  3. #999183

Triadic

  1. #998683
  2. #839986
  3. #868399

Tetradic

  1. #998683
  2. #969983
  3. #839699
  4. #868399

Square

  1. #998683
  2. #8b9983
  3. #839699
  4. #918399

Monochromatic

  1. #483d3b
  2. #72605e
  3. #998683
  4. #bcafad
  5. #ded8d7

Shades

#998683 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #998683
  2. #8a7976
  3. #7a6b69
  4. #6b5e5c
  5. #5c504f
  6. #4d4342
  7. #3d3634
  8. #2e2827
  9. #1f1b1a
  10. #0f0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#998683 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #998683
  2. #a3928f
  3. #ad9e9c
  4. #b8aaa8
  5. #c2b6b5
  6. #ccc3c1
  7. #d6cfcd
  8. #e0dbda
  9. #ebe7e6
  10. #f5f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#998683 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #998683
  2. #978583
  3. #948582
  4. #928482
  5. #8f8482
  6. #8d8382
  7. #8a8281
  8. #888281
  9. #858181
  10. #838180
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #908887 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a8883 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8c83 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e8485 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #908783 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #938983 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9c8584 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-998683 {
  color: #998683;
}
Background
.bg-998683 {
  background-color: #998683;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-998683 {
  border: 2px solid #998683;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #998683;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 134 131;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 10% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-998683 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #998683, #999183);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-998683 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 134 131 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.33 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 6.92 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.42 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.47 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.47 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 10.02 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.83 #66797c Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#998683  rgb(153, 134, 131)  hsl(8, 10%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#839699  rgb(131, 150, 153)  hsl(188, 10%, 56%)  Light Slate Gray
#839986  rgb(131, 153, 134)  hsl(128, 10%, 56%)  Xanadu
#868399  rgb(134, 131, 153)  hsl(248, 10%, 56%)  Cool Gray