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#857777

#857777 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#857777 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 46.67% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.53% magenta, 10.53% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 5.56% saturation and 49.41% 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 6.19.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1951

Complementary

  1. #857777
  2. #778585

Split complementary

  1. #857777
  2. #77857e
  3. #777e85

Analogous

  1. #85777e
  2. #857777
  3. #857e77

Triadic

  1. #857777
  2. #778577
  3. #777785

Tetradic

  1. #857777
  2. #858577
  3. #778585
  4. #777785

Square

  1. #857777
  2. #7e8577
  3. #778585
  4. #7e7785

Monochromatic

  1. #342f2f
  2. #5d5353
  3. #857777
  4. #a99f9f
  5. #cdc8c8

Shades

#857777 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #857777
  2. #786b6b
  3. #6a5f5f
  4. #5d5353
  5. #504747
  6. #433c3c
  7. #353030
  8. #282424
  9. #1b1818
  10. #0d0c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#857777 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #857777
  2. #918585
  3. #9d9292
  4. #aaa0a0
  5. #b6adad
  6. #c2bbbb
  7. #cec9c9
  8. #dad6d6
  9. #e7e4e4
  10. #f3f1f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#857777 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #857777
  2. #857878
  3. #847979
  4. #847a7a
  5. #837b7b
  6. #837c7c
  7. #827c7c
  8. #827d7d
  9. #817e7e
  10. #817f7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f7979 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #797977 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c7b77 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #887677 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e7877 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #807977 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #877677 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-857777 {
  color: #857777;
}
Background
.bg-857777 {
  background-color: #857777;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-857777 {
  border: 2px solid #857777;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #857777;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 119 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 6% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-857777 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #857777, #857e77);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-857777 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 119 119 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.19 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.36 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.36 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.45 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 9.30 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.75 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 9.75 #7a8888 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#857777  rgb(133, 119, 119)  hsl(0, 6%, 49%)  Taupe Gray
#778585  rgb(119, 133, 133)  hsl(180, 6%, 49%)  Battleship Gray
#778577  rgb(119, 133, 119)  hsl(120, 6%, 49%)  Xanadu
#777785  rgb(119, 119, 133)  hsl(240, 6%, 49%)  Taupe Gray