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#968892

#968892 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#968892 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 57.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.33% magenta, 2.67% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 317.14°, 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 5.13.

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Relative luminance0.2617

Complementary

  1. #968892
  2. #88968c

Split complementary

  1. #968892
  2. #8b9688
  3. #889693

Analogous

  1. #938896
  2. #968892
  3. #96888b

Triadic

  1. #968892
  2. #929688
  3. #889296

Tetradic

  1. #968892
  2. #968c88
  3. #88968c
  4. #889296

Square

  1. #968892
  2. #969388
  3. #88968c
  4. #888b96

Monochromatic

  1. #473e44
  2. #6f626c
  3. #968892
  4. #bab1b7
  5. #ded9dc

Shades

#968892 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #968892
  2. #877a83
  3. #786d75
  4. #695f66
  5. #5a5258
  6. #4b4449
  7. #3c363a
  8. #2d292c
  9. #1e1b1d
  10. #0f0e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#968892 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #968892
  2. #a1949d
  3. #aba0a8
  4. #b6acb3
  5. #c0b8be
  6. #cbc4c9
  7. #d5cfd3
  8. #e0dbde
  9. #eae7e9
  10. #f5f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#968892 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #968892
  2. #948790
  3. #92868e
  4. #8f868d
  5. #8d858b
  6. #8b8489
  7. #898387
  8. #878285
  9. #848284
  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 #888b92 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b8d92 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #98888b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e8a92 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #908b92 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #97888e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-968892 {
  color: #968892;
}
Background
.bg-968892 {
  background-color: #968892;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-968892 {
  border: 2px solid #968892;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #968892;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 136 146;
  --color-primary-hsl: 317 6% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-968892 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #968892, #96888b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-968892 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 136 146 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 5.13 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.54 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 7.66 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.60 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.93 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.93 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.42 #69776d Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#968892  rgb(150, 136, 146)  hsl(317, 6%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#88968c  rgb(136, 150, 140)  hsl(137, 6%, 56%)  Xanadu
#929688  rgb(146, 150, 136)  hsl(77, 6%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#889296  rgb(136, 146, 150)  hsl(197, 6%, 56%)  Battleship Gray