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#A18D8F

#a18d8f ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a18d8f is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 55.29% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.42% magenta, 11.18% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 354°, with 9.62% saturation and 59.22% 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 6.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 7.03.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2861

Complementary

  1. #a18d8f
  2. #8da19f

Split complementary

  1. #a18d8f
  2. #8da195
  3. #8d99a1

Analogous

  1. #a18d99
  2. #a18d8f
  3. #a1958d

Triadic

  1. #a18d8f
  2. #8fa18d
  3. #8d8fa1

Tetradic

  1. #a18d8f
  2. #a19f8d
  3. #8da19f
  4. #8d8fa1

Square

  1. #a18d8f
  2. #99a18d
  3. #8da19f
  4. #958da1

Monochromatic

  1. #524345
  2. #7c6668
  3. #a18d8f
  4. #c4b7b8
  5. #e6e1e1

Shades

#a18d8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a18d8f
  2. #917f81
  3. #817172
  4. #716364
  5. #615556
  6. #514748
  7. #403839
  8. #302a2b
  9. #201c1d
  10. #100e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#a18d8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a18d8f
  2. #aa989a
  3. #b4a4a5
  4. #bdafb1
  5. #c7bbbc
  6. #d0c6c7
  7. #d9d1d2
  8. #e3dddd
  9. #ece8e9
  10. #f6f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a18d8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a18d8f
  2. #9e8c8e
  3. #9a8a8c
  4. #97898b
  5. #948889
  6. #918788
  7. #8d8586
  8. #8a8485
  9. #878383
  10. #838182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #989091 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #90908f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94938f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a58c8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #978f8f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a918f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a48c8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a18d8f {
  color: #a18d8f;
}
Background
.bg-a18d8f {
  background-color: #a18d8f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a18d8f {
  border: 2px solid #a18d8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a18d8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 141 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 10% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a18d8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a18d8f, #a1958d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a18d8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 141 143 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.03 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.40 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 8.26 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.59 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 9.81 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.15 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.29 #5e7270 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#a18d8f  rgb(161, 141, 143)  hsl(354, 10%, 59%)  Taupe Gray
#8da19f  rgb(141, 161, 159)  hsl(174, 10%, 59%)  Ash Gray
#8fa18d  rgb(143, 161, 141)  hsl(114, 10%, 59%)  Xanadu
#8d8fa1  rgb(141, 143, 161)  hsl(234, 10%, 59%)  Cool Gray