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#7D7883

#7d7883 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7d7883 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 49.02% red, 47.06% green and 51.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.58% cyan, 8.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.63% black. Its hue angle is 267.27°, with 4.38% saturation and 49.22% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 5.95.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1943

Complementary

  1. #7d7883
  2. #7e8378

Split complementary

  1. #7d7883
  2. #838378
  3. #798378

Analogous

  1. #787983
  2. #7d7883
  3. #837883

Triadic

  1. #7d7883
  2. #837d78
  3. #78837d

Tetradic

  1. #7d7883
  2. #83787e
  3. #7e8378
  4. #78837d

Square

  1. #7d7883
  2. #837879
  3. #7e8378
  4. #788383

Monochromatic

  1. #312f33
  2. #57535b
  3. #7d7883
  4. #a3a0a8
  5. #cac8cc

Shades

#7d7883 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7d7883
  2. #716c76
  3. #646069
  4. #58545c
  5. #4b484f
  6. #3f3c42
  7. #323034
  8. #262427
  9. #19181a
  10. #0d0c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#7d7883 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7d7883
  2. #8a868f
  3. #97939c
  4. #a4a1a8
  5. #b1aeb5
  6. #bebcc1
  7. #cbc9cd
  8. #d8d7da
  9. #e5e4e6
  10. #f2f2f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7d7883 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7d7883
  2. #7d7983
  3. #7e7a82
  4. #7e7a82
  5. #7e7b82
  6. #7f7c82
  7. #7f7d81
  8. #7f7e81
  9. #7f7e81
  10. #807f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b797e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #767a84 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #777a83 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c797b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #797983 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a7983 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d797f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7d7883 {
  color: #7d7883;
}
Background
.bg-7d7883 {
  background-color: #7d7883;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7d7883 {
  border: 2px solid #7d7883;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7d7883;
  --color-primary-rgb: 125 120 131;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 4% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7d7883 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7d7883, #837883);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7d7883 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(125 120 131 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 5.95 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.28 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.28 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 7.70 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.07 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.60 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 9.60 #82877c Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#7d7883  rgb(125, 120, 131)  hsl(267, 4%, 49%)  Taupe Gray
#7e8378  rgb(126, 131, 120)  hsl(87, 4%, 49%)  Battleship Gray
#837d78  rgb(131, 125, 120)  hsl(27, 4%, 49%)  Gray
#78837d  rgb(120, 131, 125)  hsl(147, 4%, 49%)  Xanadu