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#998D8F

#998d8f ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#998d8f is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 55.29% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 6.54% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 350°, with 5.56% saturation and 57.65% 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 6.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 4.24.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2781

Complementary

  1. #998d8f
  2. #8d9997

Split complementary

  1. #998d8f
  2. #8d9991
  3. #8d9599

Analogous

  1. #998d95
  2. #998d8f
  3. #99918d

Triadic

  1. #998d8f
  2. #8f998d
  3. #8d8f99

Tetradic

  1. #998d8f
  2. #99978d
  3. #8d9997
  4. #8d8f99

Square

  1. #998d8f
  2. #95998d
  3. #8d9997
  4. #918d99

Monochromatic

  1. #4a4344
  2. #736769
  3. #998d8f
  4. #bdb5b7
  5. #e1dede

Shades

#998d8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #998d8f
  2. #8a7f81
  3. #7a7172
  4. #6b6364
  5. #5c5556
  6. #4d4748
  7. #3d3839
  8. #2e2a2b
  9. #1f1c1d
  10. #0f0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#998d8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #998d8f
  2. #a3989a
  3. #ada4a5
  4. #b8afb1
  5. #c2bbbc
  6. #ccc6c7
  7. #d6d1d2
  8. #e0dddd
  9. #ebe8e9
  10. #f5f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#998d8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #998d8f
  2. #978c8e
  3. #948a8c
  4. #92898b
  5. #8f8889
  6. #8d8788
  7. #8a8586
  8. #888485
  9. #858383
  10. #838182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #948f8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f8f8f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #91918f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c8c8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #938e8f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #948f8f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b8d8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-998d8f {
  color: #998d8f;
}
Background
.bg-998d8f {
  background-color: #998d8f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-998d8f {
  border: 2px solid #998d8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #998d8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 141 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 6% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-998d8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #998d8f, #99918d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-998d8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 141 143 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 4.24 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.17 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.33 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.43 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.43 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.06 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.06 #667270 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#998d8f  rgb(153, 141, 143)  hsl(350, 6%, 58%)  Taupe Gray
#8d9997  rgb(141, 153, 151)  hsl(170, 6%, 58%)  Dark Gray
#8f998d  rgb(143, 153, 141)  hsl(110, 6%, 58%)  Xanadu
#8d8f99  rgb(141, 143, 153)  hsl(230, 6%, 58%)  Taupe Gray