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#817C8C

#817c8c ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#817c8c is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.59% red, 48.63% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.86% cyan, 11.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.1% black. Its hue angle is 258.75°, with 6.5% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 6.47.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.2098

Complementary

  1. #817c8c
  2. #878c7c

Split complementary

  1. #817c8c
  2. #8c897c
  3. #7f8c7c

Analogous

  1. #7c7f8c
  2. #817c8c
  3. #897c8c

Triadic

  1. #817c8c
  2. #8c817c
  3. #7c8c81

Tetradic

  1. #817c8c
  2. #8c7c87
  3. #878c7c
  4. #7c8c81

Square

  1. #817c8c
  2. #8c7c7f
  3. #878c7c
  4. #7c8c89

Monochromatic

  1. #36343b
  2. #5b5864
  3. #817c8c
  4. #a8a5b0
  5. #cfcdd4

Shades

#817c8c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #817c8c
  2. #74707e
  3. #676370
  4. #5a5762
  5. #4d4a54
  6. #413e46
  7. #343238
  8. #27252a
  9. #1a191c
  10. #0d0c0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#817c8c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #817c8c
  2. #8e8998
  3. #9a96a3
  4. #a7a3af
  5. #b3b0ba
  6. #c0bec6
  7. #cdcbd1
  8. #d9d8dd
  9. #e6e5e8
  10. #f2f2f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#817c8c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #817c8c
  2. #817c8b
  3. #817d8a
  4. #817d88
  5. #817e87
  6. #817e86
  7. #807e85
  8. #807f84
  9. #807f82
  10. #808081
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f7d84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #797e8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a7e8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f7e81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c7d8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d7d8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #807d86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-817c8c {
  color: #817c8c;
}
Background
.bg-817c8c {
  background-color: #817c8c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-817c8c {
  border: 2px solid #817c8c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #817c8c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 129 124 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 7% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-817c8c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #817c8c, #897c8c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-817c8c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(129 124 140 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.47 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 8.56 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.91 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.91 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.27 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.70 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.41 #7e8373 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#817c8c  rgb(129, 124, 140)  hsl(259, 7%, 52%)  Taupe Gray
#878c7c  rgb(135, 140, 124)  hsl(79, 7%, 52%)  Xanadu
#8c817c  rgb(140, 129, 124)  hsl(19, 7%, 52%)  Taupe Gray
#7c8c81  rgb(124, 140, 129)  hsl(139, 7%, 52%)  Xanadu