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#808F8A

#808f8a ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#808f8a 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, 56.08% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.5% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 160°, with 6.28% saturation and 53.14% 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 6.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 5.91.

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Relative luminance0.2607

Complementary

  1. #808f8a
  2. #8f8085

Split complementary

  1. #808f8a
  2. #8f808d
  3. #8f8380

Analogous

  1. #808f83
  2. #808f8a
  3. #808d8f

Triadic

  1. #808f8a
  2. #8a808f
  3. #8f8a80

Tetradic

  1. #808f8a
  2. #80858f
  3. #8f8085
  4. #8f8a80

Square

  1. #808f8a
  2. #83808f
  3. #8f8085
  4. #8d8f80

Monochromatic

  1. #373f3c
  2. #5b6763
  3. #808f8a
  4. #a9b3af
  5. #d1d7d5

Shades

#808f8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #808f8a
  2. #73817c
  3. #66726e
  4. #5a6461
  5. #4d5653
  6. #404845
  7. #333937
  8. #262b29
  9. #1a1d1c
  10. #0d0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#808f8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #808f8a
  2. #8d9a96
  3. #99a5a1
  4. #a6b1ad
  5. #b3bcb9
  6. #c0c7c5
  7. #ccd2d0
  8. #d9dddc
  9. #e6e9e8
  10. #f2f4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#808f8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #808f8a
  2. #808e89
  3. #808c88
  4. #808b87
  5. #808986
  6. #808885
  7. #808684
  8. #808583
  9. #808382
  10. #808281
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #878d8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e8d8a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b8b8a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7d8f8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #898e8a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #878c8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e8f8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-808f8a {
  color: #808f8a;
}
Background
.bg-808f8a {
  background-color: #808f8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-808f8a {
  border: 2px solid #808f8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #808f8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 143 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 160 6% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-808f8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #808f8a, #808d8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-808f8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 143 138 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 5.91 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.90 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.00 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.00 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.28 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.28 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 11.89 #7f7075 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Xanadu
#808f8a  rgb(128, 143, 138)  hsl(160, 6%, 53%)  Xanadu
#8f8085  rgb(143, 128, 133)  hsl(340, 6%, 53%)  Taupe Gray
#8a808f  rgb(138, 128, 143)  hsl(280, 6%, 53%)  Taupe Gray
#8f8a80  rgb(143, 138, 128)  hsl(40, 6%, 53%)  Battleship Gray