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#998F99

#998f99 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#998f99 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 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 300°, 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 6.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 5.32.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2872

Complementary

  1. #998f99
  2. #8f998f

Split complementary

  1. #998f99
  2. #94998f
  3. #8f9994

Analogous

  1. #948f99
  2. #998f99
  3. #998f94

Triadic

  1. #998f99
  2. #99998f
  3. #8f9999

Tetradic

  1. #998f99
  2. #998f8f
  3. #8f998f
  4. #8f9999

Square

  1. #998f99
  2. #99948f
  3. #8f998f
  4. #8f9499

Monochromatic

  1. #4b444b
  2. #736973
  3. #998f99
  4. #bdb7bd
  5. #e2dfe2

Shades

#998f99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #998f99
  2. #8a818a
  3. #7a727a
  4. #6b646b
  5. #5c565c
  6. #4d484d
  7. #3d393d
  8. #2e2b2e
  9. #1f1d1f
  10. #0f0e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#998f99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #998f99
  2. #a39aa3
  3. #ada5ad
  4. #b8b1b8
  5. #c2bcc2
  6. #ccc7cc
  7. #d6d2d6
  8. #e0dde0
  9. #ebe9eb
  10. #f5f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#998f99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #998f99
  2. #978e97
  3. #948c94
  4. #928b92
  5. #8f898f
  6. #8d888d
  7. #8a868a
  8. #888588
  9. #858385
  10. #838283
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #959195 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e9199 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #909299 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a9092 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #939099 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #949199 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #998f95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-998f99 {
  color: #998f99;
}
Background
.bg-998f99 {
  background-color: #998f99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-998f99 {
  border: 2px solid #998f99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #998f99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 143 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 5% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-998f99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #998f99, #998f94);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-998f99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 143 153 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 5.32 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.61 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.68 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.88 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.97 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.98 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.98 #667066 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#998f99  rgb(153, 143, 153)  hsl(300, 5%, 58%)  Taupe Gray
#8f998f  rgb(143, 153, 143)  hsl(120, 5%, 58%)  Xanadu
#99998f  rgb(153, 153, 143)  hsl(60, 5%, 58%)  Dark Gray
#8f9999  rgb(143, 153, 153)  hsl(180, 5%, 58%)  Dark Gray