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#9E8888

#9e8888 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9e8888 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 53.33% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.92% magenta, 13.92% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 10.19% saturation and 57.65% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 7.14.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2665

Complementary

  1. #9e8888
  2. #889e9e

Split complementary

  1. #9e8888
  2. #889e93
  3. #88939e

Analogous

  1. #9e8893
  2. #9e8888
  3. #9e9388

Triadic

  1. #9e8888
  2. #889e88
  3. #88889e

Tetradic

  1. #9e8888
  2. #9e9e88
  3. #889e9e
  4. #88889e

Square

  1. #9e8888
  2. #939e88
  3. #889e9e
  4. #93889e

Monochromatic

  1. #4e3f3f
  2. #786262
  3. #9e8888
  4. #c0b2b2
  5. #e3dcdc

Shades

#9e8888 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9e8888
  2. #8e7a7a
  3. #7e6d6d
  4. #6f5f5f
  5. #5f5252
  6. #4f4444
  7. #3f3636
  8. #2f2929
  9. #201b1b
  10. #100e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#9e8888 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9e8888
  2. #a89494
  3. #b1a0a0
  4. #bbacac
  5. #c5b8b8
  6. #cfc4c4
  7. #d8cfcf
  8. #e2dbdb
  9. #ece7e7
  10. #f5f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9e8888 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9e8888
  2. #9b8787
  3. #988686
  4. #958686
  5. #928585
  6. #8f8484
  7. #8c8383
  8. #898282
  9. #868282
  10. #838181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #948b8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c8b88 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918f88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a38688 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #938a88 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #968c88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a18788 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9e8888 {
  color: #9e8888;
}
Background
.bg-9e8888 {
  background-color: #9e8888;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9e8888 {
  border: 2px solid #9e8888;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9e8888;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 136 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 10% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9e8888 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9e8888, #9e9388);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9e8888 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 136 136 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.14 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 8.25 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 8.28 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.10 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.29 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.01 #808080 Grey ΔE 11.01 #617777 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#9e8888  rgb(158, 136, 136)  hsl(0, 10%, 58%)  Taupe Gray
#889e9e  rgb(136, 158, 158)  hsl(180, 10%, 58%)  Cadet Blue
#889e88  rgb(136, 158, 136)  hsl(120, 10%, 58%)  Xanadu
#88889e  rgb(136, 136, 158)  hsl(240, 10%, 58%)  Cool Gray