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#7E8387

#7e8387 ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7e8387 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 49.41% red, 51.37% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.67% cyan, 2.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.06% black. Its hue angle is 206.67°, with 3.61% saturation and 51.18% 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 3.09.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.2242

Complementary

  1. #7e8387
  2. #87827e

Split complementary

  1. #7e8387
  2. #877e7f
  3. #87877e

Analogous

  1. #7e8787
  2. #7e8387
  3. #7e7f87

Triadic

  1. #7e8387
  2. #877e83
  3. #83877e

Tetradic

  1. #7e8387
  2. #827e87
  3. #87827e
  4. #83877e

Square

  1. #7e8387
  2. #877e87
  3. #87827e
  4. #7f877e

Monochromatic

  1. #343638
  2. #595d60
  3. #7e8387
  4. #a6a9ac
  5. #cdcfd1

Shades

#7e8387 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7e8387
  2. #71767a
  3. #65696c
  4. #585c5f
  5. #4c4f51
  6. #3f4244
  7. #323436
  8. #262729
  9. #191a1b
  10. #0d0d0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#7e8387 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7e8387
  2. #8b8f93
  3. #989c9f
  4. #a5a8ab
  5. #b2b5b7
  6. #bfc1c3
  7. #cbcdcf
  8. #d8dadb
  9. #e5e6e7
  10. #f2f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7e8387 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7e8387
  2. #7e8386
  3. #7e8286
  4. #7f8285
  5. #7f8284
  6. #7f8284
  7. #7f8183
  8. #7f8182
  9. #808181
  10. #808081
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #818384 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #818387 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #808287 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c8484 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #808387 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f8287 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d8485 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7e8387 {
  color: #7e8387;
}
Background
.bg-7e8387 {
  background-color: #7e8387;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7e8387 {
  border: 2px solid #7e8387;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7e8387;
  --color-primary-rgb: 126 131 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 4% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7e8387 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7e8387, #7e7f87);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7e8387 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(126 131 135 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 3.09 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.09 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 3.85 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 6.25 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 6.25 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.25 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 6.55 #817c78 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Gray
#7e8387  rgb(126, 131, 135)  hsl(207, 4%, 51%)  Gray
#87827e  rgb(135, 130, 126)  hsl(27, 4%, 51%)  Battleship Gray
#877e83  rgb(135, 126, 131)  hsl(327, 4%, 51%)  Taupe Gray
#83877e  rgb(131, 135, 126)  hsl(87, 4%, 51%)  Battleship Gray