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#888990

#888990 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#888990 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.33% red, 53.73% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.56% cyan, 4.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.53% black. Its hue angle is 232.5°, with 3.48% saturation and 54.9% 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 6.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 3.77.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2514

Complementary

  1. #888990
  2. #908f88

Split complementary

  1. #888990
  2. #908b88
  3. #8d9088

Analogous

  1. #888d90
  2. #888990
  3. #8b8890

Triadic

  1. #888990
  2. #908889
  3. #899088

Tetradic

  1. #888990
  2. #8f8890
  3. #908f88
  4. #899088

Square

  1. #888990
  2. #90888d
  3. #908f88
  4. #88908b

Monochromatic

  1. #3d3e42
  2. #626369
  3. #888990
  4. #b0b0b5
  5. #d7d7da

Shades

#888990 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #888990
  2. #7a7b82
  3. #6d6e73
  4. #5f6065
  5. #525256
  6. #444548
  7. #36373a
  8. #29292b
  9. #1b1b1d
  10. #0e0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#888990 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #888990
  2. #94959b
  3. #a0a1a6
  4. #acacb1
  5. #b8b8bc
  6. #c4c4c8
  7. #cfd0d3
  8. #dbdcde
  9. #e7e7e9
  10. #f3f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#888990 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #888990
  2. #87888e
  3. #86878d
  4. #86868b
  5. #85858a
  6. #848588
  7. #838486
  8. #828385
  9. #828283
  10. #818182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89898c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #878a90 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #878990 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #868a8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #888990 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #878990 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #878a8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-888990 {
  color: #888990;
}
Background
.bg-888990 {
  background-color: #888990;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-888990 {
  border: 2px solid #888990;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #888990;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 137 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 3% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-888990 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #888990, #8b8890);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-888990 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 137 144 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 3.77 #808080 Gray ΔE 5.11 #808080 Grey ΔE 5.11 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 5.42 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 7.12 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 7.12 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 7.85 #77766f Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#888990  rgb(136, 137, 144)  hsl(233, 3%, 55%)  Taupe Gray
#908f88  rgb(144, 143, 136)  hsl(53, 3%, 55%)  Battleship Gray
#908889  rgb(144, 136, 137)  hsl(353, 3%, 55%)  Taupe Gray
#899088  rgb(137, 144, 136)  hsl(113, 3%, 55%)  Battleship Gray