Taupe Gray (#8B8589)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.61:1 — vs black: 5.81:1

Color values

HEX #8B8589
RGB rgb(139, 133, 137)
HSL hsl(320, 4%, 54%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 4.32, 1.44, 45.49 )
Websafe #999999

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Tags

Mood

Style

Monochrome (220) Muted (190)

Use case

Text (210) Background (190) Border (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B8589 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Taupe Gray
#8B8589 Base

#858B87

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Taupe Gray
#8B8589 Base

#8A858B

#8B8586

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Taupe Gray
#8B8589 Base

#898B85

#85898B

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Taupe Gray
#8B8589 Base

#868B85

#858B8A

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Taupe Gray
#8B8589 Base

#8B8A85

#858B87

#85868B

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Taupe Gray
#8B8589 Base

#3D3A3C

#645F63

#777175

#9F9A9D

#B0ACAF

#D6D3D5

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Taupe Gray, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #0D0C0D

— #262426

— #403C3F

— #595557

— #726D70

Taupe Gray #8B8589 Base

— #A09B9E

— #B4B1B3

— #C9C6C8

— #DEDCDD

— #F3F2F2

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #8B8589. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #8B8589;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #8B8589;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #8B8589;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #8B8589,
        #869089
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #8B8589,
        #869089
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$taupe-gray: #8B8589;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$taupe-gray-r: 139;
$taupe-gray-g: 133;
$taupe-gray-b: 137;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $taupe-gray;
    color: rgba($taupe-gray-r, $taupe-gray-g, $taupe-gray-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Taupe Gray appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #8B8589 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #878789 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #868689 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #8A8686 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #878787 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Taupe Gray ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Taupe Gray #8B8589 Base

Rocket Metallic #8A7F80 ΔE 3.23

Gray #808080 ΔE 4.91

Battleship Grey #848482 ΔE 5.40

Roman Silver #838996 ΔE 6.75

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.