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#7D7985

#7d7985 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7d7985 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, 47.45% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.02% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 260°, with 4.72% saturation and 49.8% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 5.99.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1973

Complementary

  1. #7d7985
  2. #818579

Split complementary

  1. #7d7985
  2. #858379
  3. #7b8579

Analogous

  1. #797b85
  2. #7d7985
  3. #837985

Triadic

  1. #7d7985
  2. #857d79
  3. #79857d

Tetradic

  1. #7d7985
  2. #857981
  3. #818579
  4. #79857d

Square

  1. #7d7985
  2. #85797b
  3. #818579
  4. #798583

Monochromatic

  1. #323035
  2. #57555d
  3. #7d7985
  4. #a4a1a9
  5. #cbc9ce

Shades

#7d7985 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7d7985
  2. #716d78
  3. #64616a
  4. #58555d
  5. #4b4950
  6. #3f3d43
  7. #323035
  8. #262428
  9. #19181b
  10. #0d0c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#7d7985 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7d7985
  2. #8a8691
  3. #97949d
  4. #a4a1aa
  5. #b1afb6
  6. #bebcc2
  7. #cbc9ce
  8. #d8d7da
  9. #e5e4e7
  10. #f2f2f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7d7985 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7d7985
  2. #7d7a85
  3. #7e7a84
  4. #7e7b84
  5. #7e7c83
  6. #7f7d83
  7. #7f7d82
  8. #7f7e82
  9. #7f7f81
  10. #807f81
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c7a7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #777b86 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #787b85 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c7b7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #797a85 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a7a85 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c7a80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7d7985 {
  color: #7d7985;
}
Background
.bg-7d7985 {
  background-color: #7d7985;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7d7985 {
  border: 2px solid #7d7985;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7d7985;
  --color-primary-rgb: 125 121 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 5% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7d7985 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7d7985, #837985);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7d7985 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(125 121 133 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 5.99 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.37 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.37 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 8.12 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.14 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.60 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.60 #82867a Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#7d7985  rgb(125, 121, 133)  hsl(260, 5%, 50%)  Taupe Gray
#818579  rgb(129, 133, 121)  hsl(80, 5%, 50%)  Battleship Gray
#857d79  rgb(133, 125, 121)  hsl(20, 5%, 50%)  Gray
#79857d  rgb(121, 133, 125)  hsl(140, 5%, 50%)  Xanadu