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#868898

#868898 ≈ Cool Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#868898 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.55% red, 53.33% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.84% cyan, 10.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 233.33°, with 8.04% saturation and 56.08% 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 5.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8c92ac), ΔE 5.1.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2494

Complementary

  1. #868898
  2. #989686

Split complementary

  1. #868898
  2. #988d86
  3. #919886

Analogous

  1. #869198
  2. #868898
  3. #8d8698

Triadic

  1. #868898
  2. #988688
  3. #889886

Tetradic

  1. #868898
  2. #968698
  3. #989686
  4. #889886

Square

  1. #868898
  2. #988691
  3. #989686
  4. #86988d

Monochromatic

  1. #3d3e48
  2. #606271
  3. #868898
  4. #afb1bb
  5. #d9d9de

Shades

#868898 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #868898
  2. #797a89
  3. #6b6d7a
  4. #5e5f6a
  5. #50525b
  6. #43444c
  7. #36363d
  8. #28292e
  9. #1b1b1e
  10. #0d0e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#868898 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #868898
  2. #9294a2
  3. #9ea0ad
  4. #aaacb7
  5. #b6b8c1
  6. #c3c4cc
  7. #cfcfd6
  8. #dbdbe0
  9. #e7e7ea
  10. #f3f3f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#868898 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #868898
  2. #858796
  3. #858693
  4. #848691
  5. #84858e
  6. #83848c
  7. #82838a
  8. #828287
  9. #818285
  10. #818182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88888f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #848999 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #838898 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #828b8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #858998 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #848898 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #848a92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-868898 {
  color: #868898;
}
Background
.bg-868898 {
  background-color: #868898;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-868898 {
  border: 2px solid #868898;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #868898;
  --color-primary-rgb: 134 136 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 8% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-868898 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #868898, #8d8698);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-868898 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(134 136 152 / 0.35);
}

#8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 5.10 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.34 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 6.90 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 6.90 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 7.71 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 7.71 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.53 #797767 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Cool Gray
#868898  rgb(134, 136, 152)  hsl(233, 8%, 56%)  Cool Gray
#989686  rgb(152, 150, 134)  hsl(53, 8%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#988688  rgb(152, 134, 136)  hsl(353, 8%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#889886  rgb(136, 152, 134)  hsl(113, 8%, 56%)  Xanadu