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#7C8E8F

#7c8e8f ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7c8e8f is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 48.63% red, 55.69% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.29% cyan, 0.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 183.16°, with 7.82% saturation and 52.35% 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 6.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 8.12.

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Relative luminance0.2561

Complementary

  1. #7c8e8f
  2. #8f7d7c

Split complementary

  1. #7c8e8f
  2. #8f7c84
  3. #8f867c

Analogous

  1. #7c8f86
  2. #7c8e8f
  3. #7c848f

Triadic

  1. #7c8e8f
  2. #8f7c8e
  3. #8e8f7c

Tetradic

  1. #7c8e8f
  2. #7d7c8f
  3. #8f7d7c
  4. #8e8f7c

Square

  1. #7c8e8f
  2. #867c8f
  3. #8f7d7c
  4. #848f7c

Monochromatic

  1. #353d3d
  2. #586667
  3. #7c8e8f
  4. #a5b2b2
  5. #ced5d6

Shades

#7c8e8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7c8e8f
  2. #708081
  3. #637272
  4. #576364
  5. #4a5556
  6. #3e4748
  7. #323939
  8. #252b2b
  9. #191c1d
  10. #0c0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#7c8e8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7c8e8f
  2. #89999a
  3. #96a5a5
  4. #a3b0b1
  5. #b0bbbc
  6. #bec7c7
  7. #cbd2d2
  8. #d8dddd
  9. #e5e8e9
  10. #f2f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7c8e8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7c8e8f
  2. #7c8d8e
  3. #7d8b8c
  4. #7d8a8b
  5. #7e8889
  6. #7e8788
  7. #7e8686
  8. #7f8485
  9. #7f8383
  10. #808182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #858c8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b8c8f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #87898f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #778f8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #858d8f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #838b8f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #798f8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7c8e8f {
  color: #7c8e8f;
}
Background
.bg-7c8e8f {
  background-color: #7c8e8f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7c8e8f {
  border: 2px solid #7c8e8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7c8e8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 124 142 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 8% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7c8e8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7c8e8f, #7c848f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7c8e8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(124 142 143 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 8.12 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.21 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 8.39 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 8.39 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.85 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.85 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.23 #837170 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Xanadu
#7c8e8f  rgb(124, 142, 143)  hsl(183, 8%, 52%)  Xanadu
#8f7d7c  rgb(143, 125, 124)  hsl(3, 8%, 52%)  Taupe Gray
#8f7c8e  rgb(143, 124, 142)  hsl(303, 8%, 52%)  Mountbatten Pink
#8e8f7c  rgb(142, 143, 124)  hsl(63, 8%, 52%)  Battleship Gray