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#968894

#968894 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#968894 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 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.33% magenta, 1.33% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 308.57°, 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 6.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 5.72.

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Relative luminance0.2623

Complementary

  1. #968894
  2. #88968a

Split complementary

  1. #968894
  2. #8d9688
  3. #889691

Analogous

  1. #918896
  2. #968894
  3. #96888d

Triadic

  1. #968894
  2. #949688
  3. #889496

Tetradic

  1. #968894
  2. #968a88
  3. #88968a
  4. #889496

Square

  1. #968894
  2. #969188
  3. #88968a
  4. #888d96

Monochromatic

  1. #473e45
  2. #6f626d
  3. #968894
  4. #bab1b9
  5. #ded9dd

Shades

#968894 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #968894
  2. #877a85
  3. #786d76
  4. #695f68
  5. #5a5259
  6. #4b444a
  7. #3c363b
  8. #2d292c
  9. #1e1b1e
  10. #0f0e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#968894 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #968894
  2. #a1949f
  3. #aba0a9
  4. #b6acb4
  5. #c0b8bf
  6. #cbc4ca
  7. #d5cfd4
  8. #e0dbdf
  9. #eae7ea
  10. #f5f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#968894 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #968894
  2. #948792
  3. #928690
  4. #8f868e
  5. #8d858c
  6. #8b848a
  7. #898388
  8. #878286
  9. #848284
  10. #828182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #908a8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #888b95 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b8d93 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #97898c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e8a94 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f8b94 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #97888f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-968894 {
  color: #968894;
}
Background
.bg-968894 {
  background-color: #968894;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-968894 {
  border: 2px solid #968894;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #968894;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 136 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 6% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-968894 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #968894, #96888d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-968894 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 136 148 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 5.72 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.16 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 7.30 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.14 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.00 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.47 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.47 #69776b Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#968894  rgb(150, 136, 148)  hsl(309, 6%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#88968a  rgb(136, 150, 138)  hsl(129, 6%, 56%)  Xanadu
#949688  rgb(148, 150, 136)  hsl(69, 6%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#889496  rgb(136, 148, 150)  hsl(189, 6%, 56%)  Battleship Gray