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#847579

#847579 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#847579 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.76% red, 45.88% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.36% magenta, 8.33% yellow and 48.24% black. Its hue angle is 344°, with 6.02% saturation and 48.82% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 6.74.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1901

Complementary

  1. #847579
  2. #758480

Split complementary

  1. #847579
  2. #758478
  3. #758084

Analogous

  1. #847580
  2. #847579
  3. #847875

Triadic

  1. #847579
  2. #798475
  3. #757984

Tetradic

  1. #847579
  2. #848075
  3. #758480
  4. #757984

Square

  1. #847579
  2. #808475
  3. #758480
  4. #787584

Monochromatic

  1. #332d2f
  2. #5b5154
  3. #847579
  4. #a89da0
  5. #ccc6c7

Shades

#847579 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #847579
  2. #77696d
  3. #6a5e61
  4. #5c5255
  5. #4f4649
  6. #423b3d
  7. #352f30
  8. #282324
  9. #1a1718
  10. #0d0c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#847579 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #847579
  2. #908386
  3. #9d9194
  4. #a99ea1
  5. #b5acaf
  6. #c2babc
  7. #cec8c9
  8. #dad6d7
  9. #e6e3e4
  10. #f3f1f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#847579 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #847579
  2. #84767a
  3. #83777a
  4. #83787b
  5. #82797c
  6. #827b7d
  7. #827c7d
  8. #817d7e
  9. #817e7f
  10. #807f7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d7779 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #777779 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a7a79 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #877476 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c7679 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e7879 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #867577 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-847579 {
  color: #847579;
}
Background
.bg-847579 {
  background-color: #847579;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-847579 {
  border: 2px solid #847579;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #847579;
  --color-primary-rgb: 132 117 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 6% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-847579 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #847579, #847875);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-847579 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(132 117 121 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.74 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 7.22 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.52 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.52 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.14 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.90 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.13 #7b8a86 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#847579  rgb(132, 117, 121)  hsl(344, 6%, 49%)  Taupe Gray
#758480  rgb(117, 132, 128)  hsl(164, 6%, 49%)  Xanadu
#798475  rgb(121, 132, 117)  hsl(104, 6%, 49%)  Xanadu
#757984  rgb(117, 121, 132)  hsl(224, 6%, 49%)  Slate Gray