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#7E8B87

#7e8b87 ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7e8b87 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, 54.51% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.88% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 161.54°, with 5.31% saturation and 51.96% 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 5.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 5.95.

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Relative luminance0.2465

Complementary

  1. #7e8b87
  2. #8b7e82

Split complementary

  1. #7e8b87
  2. #8b7e89
  3. #8b807e

Analogous

  1. #7e8b80
  2. #7e8b87
  3. #7e898b

Triadic

  1. #7e8b87
  2. #877e8b
  3. #8b877e

Tetradic

  1. #7e8b87
  2. #7e828b
  3. #8b7e82
  4. #8b877e

Square

  1. #7e8b87
  2. #807e8b
  3. #8b7e82
  4. #898b7e

Monochromatic

  1. #353b39
  2. #596360
  3. #7e8b87
  4. #a6afac
  5. #cfd3d2

Shades

#7e8b87 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7e8b87
  2. #717d7a
  3. #656f6c
  4. #58615f
  5. #4c5351
  6. #3f4644
  7. #323836
  8. #262a29
  9. #191c1b
  10. #0d0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#7e8b87 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7e8b87
  2. #8b9793
  3. #98a29f
  4. #a5aeab
  5. #b2b9b7
  6. #bfc5c3
  7. #cbd1cf
  8. #d8dcdb
  9. #e5e8e7
  10. #f2f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7e8b87 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7e8b87
  2. #7e8a86
  3. #7e8986
  4. #7f8885
  5. #7f8784
  6. #7f8684
  7. #7f8483
  8. #7f8382
  9. #808281
  10. #808181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #848988 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a8987 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #878787 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7b8b8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #858a87 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #848987 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c8b89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7e8b87 {
  color: #7e8b87;
}
Background
.bg-7e8b87 {
  background-color: #7e8b87;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7e8b87 {
  border: 2px solid #7e8b87;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7e8b87;
  --color-primary-rgb: 126 139 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 162 5% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7e8b87 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7e8b87, #7e898b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7e8b87 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(126 139 135 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 5.95 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.66 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.61 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.61 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.46 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.46 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.81 #817478 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Xanadu
#7e8b87  rgb(126, 139, 135)  hsl(162, 5%, 52%)  Xanadu
#8b7e82  rgb(139, 126, 130)  hsl(342, 5%, 52%)  Taupe Gray
#877e8b  rgb(135, 126, 139)  hsl(282, 5%, 52%)  Taupe Gray
#8b877e  rgb(139, 135, 126)  hsl(42, 5%, 52%)  Battleship Gray