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#928C8A

Taupe · medium neutral

About #928C8A

#928C8A is a medium, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 57% red, 55% green and 54% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 5% yellow and 43% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Taupe (ΔE 4.3), with Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #8A9092 (taupe), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 6.34:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

Colour codes

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Red146
Green140
Blue138

Closest named colours

Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 4.3
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 5.7
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 7.6

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #928C8A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on taupe #928C8A.
3.31:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on taupe #928C8A.
6.34:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #928C8A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#928C8A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8D8D8A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8F8E8A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#948B8B

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #928C8A?

#928C8A is a medium, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 57% red, 55% green and 54% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 5% yellow and 43% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #928C8A?

Use black text. Black on #928C8A has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #928C8A?

Its complementary colour is #8A9092, and analogous partners are #928A8C and #92908A.