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#908994

#908994 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#908994 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.47% red, 53.73% green and 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.7% cyan, 7.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.96% black. Its hue angle is 278.18°, with 4.89% saturation and 55.88% 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 6.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 3.89.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2596

Complementary

  1. #908994
  2. #8d9489

Split complementary

  1. #908994
  2. #929489
  3. #89948a

Analogous

  1. #8a8994
  2. #908994
  3. #948992

Triadic

  1. #908994
  2. #949089
  3. #899490

Tetradic

  1. #908994
  2. #94898d
  3. #8d9489
  4. #899490

Square

  1. #908994
  2. #948a89
  3. #8d9489
  4. #899294

Monochromatic

  1. #433f45
  2. #6a636d
  3. #908994
  4. #b6b1b8
  5. #dbd9dd

Shades

#908994 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #908994
  2. #827b85
  3. #736e76
  4. #656068
  5. #565259
  6. #48454a
  7. #3a373b
  8. #2b292c
  9. #1d1b1e
  10. #0e0e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#908994 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #908994
  2. #9b959f
  3. #a6a1a9
  4. #b1acb4
  5. #bcb8bf
  6. #c8c4ca
  7. #d3d0d4
  8. #dedcdf
  9. #e9e7ea
  10. #f4f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#908994 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #908994
  2. #8e8892
  3. #8d8790
  4. #8b868e
  5. #8a858c
  6. #88858a
  7. #868488
  8. #858386
  9. #838284
  10. #828182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d8a8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #888b95 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #898c94 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #908a8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b8a94 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c8b94 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #908a90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-908994 {
  color: #908994;
}
Background
.bg-908994 {
  background-color: #908994;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-908994 {
  border: 2px solid #908994;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #908994;
  --color-primary-rgb: 144 137 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 5% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-908994 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #908994, #948992);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-908994 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(144 137 148 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 3.89 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.75 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.08 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.34 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.34 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.97 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.88 #6f766b Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#908994  rgb(144, 137, 148)  hsl(278, 5%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#8d9489  rgb(141, 148, 137)  hsl(98, 5%, 56%)  Xanadu
#949089  rgb(148, 144, 137)  hsl(38, 5%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#899490  rgb(137, 148, 144)  hsl(158, 5%, 56%)  Battleship Gray