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#968891

#968891 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#968891 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 53.33% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.33% magenta, 3.33% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 321.43°, 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 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 4.86.

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Relative luminance0.2614

Complementary

  1. #968891
  2. #88968d

Split complementary

  1. #968891
  2. #8a9688
  3. #889694

Analogous

  1. #948896
  2. #968891
  3. #96888a

Triadic

  1. #968891
  2. #919688
  3. #889196

Tetradic

  1. #968891
  2. #968d88
  3. #88968d
  4. #889196

Square

  1. #968891
  2. #969488
  3. #88968d
  4. #888a96

Monochromatic

  1. #473e44
  2. #6f626b
  3. #968891
  4. #bab1b7
  5. #ded9dc

Shades

#968891 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #968891
  2. #877a83
  3. #786d74
  4. #695f66
  5. #5a5257
  6. #4b4449
  7. #3c363a
  8. #2d292c
  9. #1e1b1d
  10. #0f0e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#968891 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #968891
  2. #a1949c
  3. #aba0a7
  4. #b6acb2
  5. #c0b8bd
  6. #cbc4c8
  7. #d5cfd3
  8. #e0dbde
  9. #eae7e9
  10. #f5f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#968891 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #968891
  2. #94878f
  3. #92868e
  4. #8f868c
  5. #8d858a
  6. #8b8489
  7. #898387
  8. #878285
  9. #848283
  10. #828182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #908a8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #888b91 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b8d91 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #98888b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e8a91 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #908b91 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #97888d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-968891 {
  color: #968891;
}
Background
.bg-968891 {
  background-color: #968891;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-968891 {
  border: 2px solid #968891;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #968891;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 136 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 321 6% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-968891 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #968891, #96888a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-968891 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 136 145 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 4.86 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.77 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 7.87 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.67 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.67 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.86 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.23 #69776e Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#968891  rgb(150, 136, 145)  hsl(321, 6%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#88968d  rgb(136, 150, 141)  hsl(141, 6%, 56%)  Xanadu
#919688  rgb(145, 150, 136)  hsl(81, 6%, 56%)  Xanadu
#889196  rgb(136, 145, 150)  hsl(201, 6%, 56%)  Light Slate Gray