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#83808F

#83808f ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#83808f 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, 50.2% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.39% cyan, 10.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 252°, 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 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 5.57.

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Relative luminance0.2225

Complementary

  1. #83808f
  2. #8c8f80

Split complementary

  1. #83808f
  2. #8f8b80
  3. #858f80

Analogous

  1. #80858f
  2. #83808f
  3. #8b808f

Triadic

  1. #83808f
  2. #8f8380
  3. #808f83

Tetradic

  1. #83808f
  2. #8f808c
  3. #8c8f80
  4. #808f83

Square

  1. #83808f
  2. #8f8085
  3. #8c8f80
  4. #808f8b

Monochromatic

  1. #39373f
  2. #5e5b67
  3. #83808f
  4. #aba9b3
  5. #d2d1d7

Shades

#83808f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #83808f
  2. #767381
  3. #696672
  4. #5c5a64
  5. #4f4d56
  6. #424048
  7. #343339
  8. #27262b
  9. #1a1a1d
  10. #0d0d0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#83808f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #83808f
  2. #8f8d9a
  3. #9c99a5
  4. #a8a6b1
  5. #b5b3bc
  6. #c1c0c7
  7. #cdccd2
  8. #dad9dd
  9. #e6e6e9
  10. #f3f2f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#83808f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #83808f
  2. #83808e
  3. #82808c
  4. #82808b
  5. #828089
  6. #828088
  7. #818086
  8. #818085
  9. #818083
  10. #808082
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #828187 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d8290 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d828f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #818285 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80818f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #80818f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #828189 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-83808f {
  color: #83808f;
}
Background
.bg-83808f {
  background-color: #83808f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-83808f {
  border: 2px solid #83808f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #83808f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 128 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 6% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-83808f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #83808f, #8b808f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-83808f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 128 143 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 5.57 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.96 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.14 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.14 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.31 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.31 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.56 #7c7f70 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#83808f  rgb(131, 128, 143)  hsl(252, 6%, 53%)  Taupe Gray
#8c8f80  rgb(140, 143, 128)  hsl(72, 6%, 53%)  Battleship Gray
#8f8380  rgb(143, 131, 128)  hsl(12, 6%, 53%)  Taupe Gray
#808f83  rgb(128, 143, 131)  hsl(132, 6%, 53%)  Xanadu