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#808E89

#808e89 ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#808e89 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.2% red, 55.69% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.86% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.52% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 158.57°, with 5.83% saturation and 52.94% 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 6.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 5.87.

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Relative luminance0.2574

Complementary

  1. #808e89
  2. #8e8085

Split complementary

  1. #808e89
  2. #8e808c
  3. #8e8280

Analogous

  1. #808e82
  2. #808e89
  3. #808c8e

Triadic

  1. #808e89
  2. #89808e
  3. #8e8980

Tetradic

  1. #808e89
  2. #80858e
  3. #8e8085
  4. #8e8980

Square

  1. #808e89
  2. #82808e
  3. #8e8085
  4. #8c8e80

Monochromatic

  1. #373e3b
  2. #5b6662
  3. #808e89
  4. #a8b2af
  5. #d1d6d4

Shades

#808e89 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #808e89
  2. #73807b
  3. #66726e
  4. #5a6360
  5. #4d5552
  6. #404745
  7. #333937
  8. #262b29
  9. #1a1c1b
  10. #0d0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#808e89 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #808e89
  2. #8d9995
  3. #99a5a1
  4. #a6b0ac
  5. #b3bbb8
  6. #c0c7c4
  7. #ccd2d0
  8. #d9dddc
  9. #e6e8e7
  10. #f2f4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#808e89 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #808e89
  2. #808d88
  3. #808b87
  4. #808a86
  5. #808885
  6. #808785
  7. #808684
  8. #808483
  9. #808382
  10. #808181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #878c8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d8c89 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a8a89 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7d8e8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #888d89 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #868c89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e8e8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-808e89 {
  color: #808e89;
}
Background
.bg-808e89 {
  background-color: #808e89;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-808e89 {
  border: 2px solid #808e89;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #808e89;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 142 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 159 6% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-808e89 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #808e89, #808c8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-808e89 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 142 137 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 5.87 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.45 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.56 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.56 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.17 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.17 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 11.73 #7f7176 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Xanadu
#808e89  rgb(128, 142, 137)  hsl(159, 6%, 53%)  Xanadu
#8e8085  rgb(142, 128, 133)  hsl(339, 6%, 53%)  Taupe Gray
#89808e  rgb(137, 128, 142)  hsl(279, 6%, 53%)  Taupe Gray
#8e8980  rgb(142, 137, 128)  hsl(39, 6%, 53%)  Battleship Gray