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#A18F90

#a18f90 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a18f90 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, 56.08% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.18% magenta, 10.56% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 356.67°, with 8.74% saturation and 59.61% 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 6.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 6.75.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2924

Complementary

  1. #a18f90
  2. #8fa1a0

Split complementary

  1. #a18f90
  2. #8fa197
  3. #8f99a1

Analogous

  1. #a18f99
  2. #a18f90
  3. #a1978f

Triadic

  1. #a18f90
  2. #90a18f
  3. #8f90a1

Tetradic

  1. #a18f90
  2. #a1a08f
  3. #8fa1a0
  4. #8f90a1

Square

  1. #a18f90
  2. #99a18f
  3. #8fa1a0
  4. #978fa1

Monochromatic

  1. #524546
  2. #7c6869
  3. #a18f90
  4. #c4b9b9
  5. #e7e2e2

Shades

#a18f90 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a18f90
  2. #918182
  3. #817273
  4. #716465
  5. #615656
  6. #514848
  7. #40393a
  8. #302b2b
  9. #201d1d
  10. #100e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#a18f90 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a18f90
  2. #aa9a9b
  3. #b4a5a6
  4. #bdb1b1
  5. #c7bcbc
  6. #d0c7c8
  7. #d9d2d3
  8. #e3ddde
  9. #ece9e9
  10. #f6f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a18f90 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a18f90
  2. #9e8e8e
  3. #9a8c8d
  4. #978b8b
  5. #94898a
  6. #918888
  7. #8d8686
  8. #8a8585
  9. #878383
  10. #838282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #999192 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #929190 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #969490 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a58e8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #989090 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a9290 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a38e90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a18f90 {
  color: #a18f90;
}
Background
.bg-a18f90 {
  background-color: #a18f90;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a18f90 {
  border: 2px solid #a18f90;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a18f90;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 143 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 9% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a18f90 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a18f90, #a1978f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a18f90 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 143 144 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.75 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.63 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 8.86 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.67 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 9.76 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.53 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.58 #5e706f Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#a18f90  rgb(161, 143, 144)  hsl(357, 9%, 60%)  Taupe Gray
#8fa1a0  rgb(143, 161, 160)  hsl(177, 9%, 60%)  Dark Gray
#90a18f  rgb(144, 161, 143)  hsl(117, 9%, 60%)  Xanadu
#8f90a1  rgb(143, 144, 161)  hsl(237, 9%, 60%)  Cool Gray