#8A888E
Taupe · medium neutral
About #8A888E
#8A888E is a near-neutral, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 53% green and 56% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Taupe (ΔE 2.1); Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #8C8E88 — a gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #8A888E for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 5.99:1 (a WCAG AA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #8A888E?
#8A888E is a near-neutral, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 53% green and 56% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #8A888E?
Use black text. Black on #8A888E has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8A888E?
Its complementary colour is #8C8E88, and analogous partners are #88898E and #8D888E.