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#A18E90

#a18e90 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a18e90 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, 55.69% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.8% magenta, 10.56% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 353.68°, with 9.18% saturation and 59.41% 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 6.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 6.86.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2894

Complementary

  1. #a18e90
  2. #8ea19f

Split complementary

  1. #a18e90
  2. #8ea195
  3. #8e99a1

Analogous

  1. #a18e99
  2. #a18e90
  3. #a1958e

Triadic

  1. #a18e90
  2. #90a18e
  3. #8e90a1

Tetradic

  1. #a18e90
  2. #a19f8e
  3. #8ea19f
  4. #8e90a1

Square

  1. #a18e90
  2. #99a18e
  3. #8ea19f
  4. #958ea1

Monochromatic

  1. #524446
  2. #7c6769
  3. #a18e90
  4. #c4b8b9
  5. #e6e2e2

Shades

#a18e90 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a18e90
  2. #918082
  3. #817273
  4. #716365
  5. #615556
  6. #514748
  7. #40393a
  8. #302b2b
  9. #201c1d
  10. #100e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#a18e90 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a18e90
  2. #aa999b
  3. #b4a5a6
  4. #bdb0b1
  5. #c7bbbc
  6. #d0c7c8
  7. #d9d2d3
  8. #e3ddde
  9. #ece8e9
  10. #f6f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a18e90 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a18e90
  2. #9e8d8e
  3. #9a8b8d
  4. #978a8b
  5. #94888a
  6. #918788
  7. #8d8686
  8. #8a8485
  9. #878383
  10. #838182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #989191 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #919190 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #959490 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a58d8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #979090 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a9190 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a38d8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a18e90 {
  color: #a18e90;
}
Background
.bg-a18e90 {
  background-color: #a18e90;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a18e90 {
  border: 2px solid #a18e90;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a18e90;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 142 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 9% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a18e90 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a18e90, #a1958e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a18e90 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 142 144 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.86 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.28 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 8.54 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.91 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.92 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 9.99 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.19 #5e716f Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#a18e90  rgb(161, 142, 144)  hsl(354, 9%, 59%)  Taupe Gray
#8ea19f  rgb(142, 161, 159)  hsl(174, 9%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#90a18e  rgb(144, 161, 142)  hsl(114, 9%, 59%)  Xanadu
#8e90a1  rgb(142, 144, 161)  hsl(234, 9%, 59%)  Cool Gray