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#83787E

#83787e ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#83787e is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 47.06% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.4% magenta, 3.82% yellow and 48.63% black. Its hue angle is 327.27°, with 4.38% saturation and 49.22% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 5.2.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1976

Complementary

  1. #83787e
  2. #78837d

Split complementary

  1. #83787e
  2. #798378
  3. #788383

Analogous

  1. #837883
  2. #83787e
  3. #837879

Triadic

  1. #83787e
  2. #7e8378
  3. #787e83

Tetradic

  1. #83787e
  2. #837d78
  3. #78837d
  4. #787e83

Square

  1. #83787e
  2. #838378
  3. #78837d
  4. #787983

Monochromatic

  1. #332f31
  2. #5b5358
  3. #83787e
  4. #a8a0a4
  5. #ccc8ca

Shades

#83787e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #83787e
  2. #766c71
  3. #696065
  4. #5c5458
  5. #4f484c
  6. #423c3f
  7. #343032
  8. #272426
  9. #1a1819
  10. #0d0c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#83787e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #83787e
  2. #8f868b
  3. #9c9398
  4. #a8a1a5
  5. #b5aeb2
  6. #c1bcbf
  7. #cdc9cb
  8. #dad7d8
  9. #e6e4e5
  10. #f3f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#83787e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #83787e
  2. #83797e
  3. #827a7e
  4. #827a7f
  5. #827b7f
  6. #827c7f
  7. #817d7f
  8. #817e7f
  9. #817e80
  10. #807f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e7a7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #797a7e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b7b7e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #85787a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d797e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e7a7e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #84787c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-83787e {
  color: #83787e;
}
Background
.bg-83787e {
  background-color: #83787e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-83787e {
  border: 2px solid #83787e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #83787e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 120 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 4% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-83787e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #83787e, #837879);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-83787e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 120 126 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 5.20 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.22 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.22 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 7.66 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.69 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.41 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.91 #7c8781 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#83787e  rgb(131, 120, 126)  hsl(327, 4%, 49%)  Taupe Gray
#78837d  rgb(120, 131, 125)  hsl(147, 4%, 49%)  Xanadu
#7e8378  rgb(126, 131, 120)  hsl(87, 4%, 49%)  Battleship Gray
#787e83  rgb(120, 126, 131)  hsl(207, 4%, 49%)  Gray