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#998F90

#998f90 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#998f90 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 56.08% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.54% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 354°, with 4.67% saturation and 58.04% 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 6.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 4.33.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2843

Complementary

  1. #998f90
  2. #8f9998

Split complementary

  1. #998f90
  2. #8f9993
  3. #8f9599

Analogous

  1. #998f95
  2. #998f90
  3. #99938f

Triadic

  1. #998f90
  2. #90998f
  3. #8f9099

Tetradic

  1. #998f90
  2. #99988f
  3. #8f9998
  4. #8f9099

Square

  1. #998f90
  2. #95998f
  3. #8f9998
  4. #938f99

Monochromatic

  1. #4b4445
  2. #73696a
  3. #998f90
  4. #bdb7b8
  5. #e2dfdf

Shades

#998f90 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #998f90
  2. #8a8182
  3. #7a7273
  4. #6b6465
  5. #5c5656
  6. #4d4848
  7. #3d393a
  8. #2e2b2b
  9. #1f1d1d
  10. #0f0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#998f90 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #998f90
  2. #a39a9b
  3. #ada5a6
  4. #b8b1b1
  5. #c2bcbc
  6. #ccc7c8
  7. #d6d2d3
  8. #e0ddde
  9. #ebe9e9
  10. #f5f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#998f90 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #998f90
  2. #978e8e
  3. #948c8d
  4. #928b8b
  5. #8f898a
  6. #8d8888
  7. #8a8686
  8. #888585
  9. #858383
  10. #838282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #949091 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #909090 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #939290 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b8e8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #949090 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #959190 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a8f90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-998f90 {
  color: #998f90;
}
Background
.bg-998f90 {
  background-color: #998f90;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-998f90 {
  border: 2px solid #998f90;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #998f90;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 143 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 5% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-998f90 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #998f90, #99938f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-998f90 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 143 144 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 4.33 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.53 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.05 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.05 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.89 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.04 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.04 #66706f Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#998f90  rgb(153, 143, 144)  hsl(354, 5%, 58%)  Taupe Gray
#8f9998  rgb(143, 153, 152)  hsl(174, 5%, 58%)  Dark Gray
#90998f  rgb(144, 153, 143)  hsl(114, 5%, 58%)  Xanadu
#8f9099  rgb(143, 144, 153)  hsl(234, 5%, 58%)  Taupe Gray