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#7F8289

#7f8289 ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7f8289 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 49.8% red, 50.98% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.3% cyan, 5.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 222°, with 4.07% saturation and 51.76% 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 3.89.

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Relative luminance0.2228

Complementary

  1. #7f8289
  2. #89867f

Split complementary

  1. #7f8289
  2. #89817f
  3. #87897f

Analogous

  1. #7f8789
  2. #7f8289
  3. #817f89

Triadic

  1. #7f8289
  2. #897f82
  3. #82897f

Tetradic

  1. #7f8289
  2. #867f89
  3. #89867f
  4. #82897f

Square

  1. #7f8289
  2. #897f87
  3. #89867f
  4. #7f8981

Monochromatic

  1. #35373a
  2. #5a5c62
  3. #7f8289
  4. #a7a9ae
  5. #cfd0d2

Shades

#7f8289 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7f8289
  2. #72757b
  3. #66686e
  4. #595b60
  5. #4c4e52
  6. #404145
  7. #333437
  8. #262729
  9. #191a1b
  10. #0d0d0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#7f8289 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7f8289
  2. #8c8f95
  3. #999ba1
  4. #a5a8ac
  5. #b2b4b8
  6. #bfc1c4
  7. #cccdd0
  8. #d9dadc
  9. #e5e6e7
  10. #f2f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7f8289 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7f8289
  2. #7f8288
  3. #7f8287
  4. #7f8186
  5. #7f8185
  6. #808185
  7. #808184
  8. #808183
  9. #808082
  10. #808081
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #818285 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #808289 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f8289 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7d8384 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #808289 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f8289 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e8386 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7f8289 {
  color: #7f8289;
}
Background
.bg-7f8289 {
  background-color: #7f8289;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7f8289 {
  border: 2px solid #7f8289;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7f8289;
  --color-primary-rgb: 127 130 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 4% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7f8289 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7f8289, #817f89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7f8289 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(127 130 137 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 3.89 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.89 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 4.99 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 5.08 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 5.91 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 5.91 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 6.27 #807d76 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Gray
#7f8289  rgb(127, 130, 137)  hsl(222, 4%, 52%)  Gray
#89867f  rgb(137, 134, 127)  hsl(42, 4%, 52%)  Battleship Gray
#897f82  rgb(137, 127, 130)  hsl(342, 4%, 52%)  Taupe Gray
#82897f  rgb(130, 137, 127)  hsl(102, 4%, 52%)  Xanadu