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#7E8A7C

#7e8a7c ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7e8a7c 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, 54.12% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.14% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 111.43°, with 5.65% saturation and 51.37% 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 5.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 3.33.

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Relative luminance0.2407

Complementary

  1. #7e8a7c
  2. #887c8a

Split complementary

  1. #7e8a7c
  2. #817c8a
  3. #8a7c85

Analogous

  1. #858a7c
  2. #7e8a7c
  3. #7c8a81

Triadic

  1. #7e8a7c
  2. #7c7e8a
  3. #8a7c7e

Tetradic

  1. #7e8a7c
  2. #7c8a88
  3. #887c8a
  4. #8a7c7e

Square

  1. #7e8a7c
  2. #7c858a
  3. #887c8a
  4. #8a817c

Monochromatic

  1. #343a33
  2. #596258
  3. #7e8a7c
  4. #a6aea4
  5. #ced2cd

Shades

#7e8a7c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7e8a7c
  2. #717c70
  3. #656e63
  4. #586157
  5. #4c534a
  6. #3f453e
  7. #323732
  8. #262925
  9. #191c19
  10. #0d0e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#7e8a7c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7e8a7c
  2. #8b9689
  3. #98a196
  4. #a5ada3
  5. #b2b9b0
  6. #bfc5be
  7. #cbd0cb
  8. #d8dcd8
  9. #e5e8e5
  10. #f2f3f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7e8a7c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7e8a7c
  2. #7e897c
  3. #7e887d
  4. #7f877d
  5. #7f867e
  6. #7f857e
  7. #7f847e
  8. #7f837f
  9. #80827f
  10. #808180
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #838882 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b877b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #89867d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7d8986 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86887c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #85887c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e8982 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7e8a7c {
  color: #7e8a7c;
}
Background
.bg-7e8a7c {
  background-color: #7e8a7c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7e8a7c {
  border: 2px solid #7e8a7c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7e8a7c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 126 138 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 111 6% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7e8a7c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7e8a7c, #7c8a81);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7e8a7c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(126 138 124 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 3.33 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.76 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.94 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.94 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 14.48 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 14.66 #40826d Viridian ΔE 14.68 #817583 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Xanadu
#7e8a7c  rgb(126, 138, 124)  hsl(111, 6%, 51%)  Xanadu
#887c8a  rgb(136, 124, 138)  hsl(291, 6%, 51%)  Taupe Gray
#7c7e8a  rgb(124, 126, 138)  hsl(231, 6%, 51%)  Taupe Gray
#8a7c7e  rgb(138, 124, 126)  hsl(351, 6%, 51%)  Taupe Gray