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#A0908D

#a0908d ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a0908d is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 56.47% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 11.87% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 9.47°, with 9.09% saturation and 59.02% 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 6.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 6.83.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2934

Complementary

  1. #a0908d
  2. #8d9da0

Split complementary

  1. #a0908d
  2. #8da099
  3. #8d94a0

Analogous

  1. #a08d94
  2. #a0908d
  3. #a0998d

Triadic

  1. #a0908d
  2. #8da090
  3. #908da0

Tetradic

  1. #a0908d
  2. #9da08d
  3. #8d9da0
  4. #908da0

Square

  1. #a0908d
  2. #94a08d
  3. #8d9da0
  4. #998da0

Monochromatic

  1. #514543
  2. #7a6966
  3. #a0908d
  4. #c3b9b7
  5. #e6e1e0

Shades

#a0908d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a0908d
  2. #90827f
  3. #807371
  4. #706563
  5. #605655
  6. #504847
  7. #403a38
  8. #302b2a
  9. #201d1c
  10. #100e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#a0908d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a0908d
  2. #aa9b98
  3. #b3a6a4
  4. #bdb1af
  5. #c6bcbb
  6. #d0c8c6
  7. #d9d3d1
  8. #e3dedd
  9. #ece9e8
  10. #f6f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a0908d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a0908d
  2. #9d8e8c
  3. #9a8d8a
  4. #968b89
  5. #938a88
  6. #908887
  7. #8d8685
  8. #8a8584
  9. #868383
  10. #838281
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #999291 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #93928d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97958d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a48e8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98918d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b938d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a38f8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a0908d {
  color: #a0908d;
}
Background
.bg-a0908d {
  background-color: #a0908d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a0908d {
  border: 2px solid #a0908d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a0908d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 144 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 9% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a0908d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a0908d, #a0998d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a0908d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 144 141 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.83 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 8.52 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.51 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.63 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.81 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 10.01 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.02 #5f6f72 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#a0908d  rgb(160, 144, 141)  hsl(9, 9%, 59%)  Taupe Gray
#8d9da0  rgb(141, 157, 160)  hsl(189, 9%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#8da090  rgb(141, 160, 144)  hsl(129, 9%, 59%)  Xanadu
#908da0  rgb(144, 141, 160)  hsl(249, 9%, 59%)  Cool Gray