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#909688

#909688 ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#909688 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, 58.82% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.33% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 85.71°, with 6.25% 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 6.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 8.39.

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Relative luminance0.2952

Complementary

  1. #909688
  2. #8e8896

Split complementary

  1. #909688
  2. #888996
  3. #958896

Analogous

  1. #969588
  2. #909688
  3. #899688

Triadic

  1. #909688
  2. #889096
  3. #968890

Tetradic

  1. #909688
  2. #88968e
  3. #8e8896
  4. #968890

Square

  1. #909688
  2. #889695
  3. #8e8896
  4. #968889

Monochromatic

  1. #43473e
  2. #6a6f62
  3. #909688
  4. #b6bab1
  5. #dcded9

Shades

#909688 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #909688
  2. #82877a
  3. #73786d
  4. #65695f
  5. #565a52
  6. #484b44
  7. #3a3c36
  8. #2b2d29
  9. #1d1e1b
  10. #0e0f0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#909688 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #909688
  2. #9ba194
  3. #a6aba0
  4. #b1b6ac
  5. #bcc0b8
  6. #c8cbc4
  7. #d3d5cf
  8. #dee0db
  9. #e9eae7
  10. #f4f5f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#909688 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #909688
  2. #8e9487
  3. #8d9286
  4. #8b8f86
  5. #8a8d85
  6. #888b84
  7. #868983
  8. #858782
  9. #838482
  10. #828281
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92958f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #989487 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #979489 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #919592 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #959588 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #949588 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #91958e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-909688 {
  color: #909688;
}
Background
.bg-909688 {
  background-color: #909688;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-909688 {
  border: 2px solid #909688;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #909688;
  --color-primary-rgb: 144 150 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 6% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-909688 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #909688, #899688);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-909688 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(144 150 136 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 8.39 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.91 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.39 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.39 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.66 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.66 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 11.93 #6f6977 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Xanadu
#909688  rgb(144, 150, 136)  hsl(86, 6%, 56%)  Xanadu
#8e8896  rgb(142, 136, 150)  hsl(266, 6%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#889096  rgb(136, 144, 150)  hsl(206, 6%, 56%)  Light Slate Gray
#968890  rgb(150, 136, 144)  hsl(326, 6%, 56%)  Taupe Gray