ColorTool
Log in
#7E8974

#7e8974 ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#7e8974 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, 53.73% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.03% cyan, 0% magenta, 15.33% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 91.43°, with 8.3% saturation and 49.61% 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 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 4.3.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#669966
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.2359

Complementary

  1. #7e8974
  2. #7f7489

Split complementary

  1. #7e8974
  2. #757489
  3. #897489

Analogous

  1. #898974
  2. #7e8974
  3. #748975

Triadic

  1. #7e8974
  2. #747e89
  3. #89747e

Tetradic

  1. #7e8974
  2. #74897f
  3. #7f7489
  4. #89747e

Square

  1. #7e8974
  2. #748989
  3. #7f7489
  4. #897574

Monochromatic

  1. #32362e
  2. #586051
  3. #7e8974
  4. #a4ac9d
  5. #cbcfc7

Shades

#7e8974 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7e8974
  2. #717b68
  3. #656e5d
  4. #586051
  5. #4c5246
  6. #3f453a
  7. #32372e
  8. #262923
  9. #191b17
  10. #0d0e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#7e8974 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7e8974
  2. #8b9582
  3. #98a190
  4. #a5ac9e
  5. #b2b8ac
  6. #bfc4ba
  7. #cbd0c7
  8. #d8dcd5
  9. #e5e7e3
  10. #f2f3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7e8974 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7e8974
  2. #7e8875
  3. #7e8776
  4. #7f8678
  5. #7f8579
  6. #7f857a
  7. #7f847b
  8. #7f837c
  9. #80827e
  10. #80817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82877f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b8673 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #898575 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f8783 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #868773 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #858775 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e887d ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-7e8974 {
  color: #7e8974;
}
Background
.bg-7e8974 {
  background-color: #7e8974;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7e8974 {
  border: 2px solid #7e8974;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7e8974;
  --color-primary-rgb: 126 137 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 91 8% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7e8974 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7e8974, #748975);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7e8974 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(126 137 116 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 4.30 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.57 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.75 #808080 Grey ΔE 11.75 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 12.18 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 14.34 #40826d Viridian ΔE 14.45 #81768b Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Xanadu
#7e8974  rgb(126, 137, 116)  hsl(91, 8%, 50%)  Xanadu
#7f7489  rgb(127, 116, 137)  hsl(271, 8%, 50%)  Old Lavender
#747e89  rgb(116, 126, 137)  hsl(211, 8%, 50%)  Slate Gray
#89747e  rgb(137, 116, 126)  hsl(331, 8%, 50%)  Old Lavender