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#867E8F

#867e8f ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#867e8f is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.55% red, 49.41% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.29% cyan, 11.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 268.24°, with 7.05% saturation and 52.75% 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 6.58.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.2197

Complementary

  1. #867e8f
  2. #878f7e

Split complementary

  1. #867e8f
  2. #8f8f7e
  3. #7f8f7e

Analogous

  1. #7e7f8f
  2. #867e8f
  3. #8f7e8f

Triadic

  1. #867e8f
  2. #8f867e
  3. #7e8f86

Tetradic

  1. #867e8f
  2. #8f7e87
  3. #878f7e
  4. #7e8f86

Square

  1. #867e8f
  2. #8f7e7f
  3. #878f7e
  4. #7e8f8f

Monochromatic

  1. #3a363e
  2. #605967
  3. #867e8f
  4. #aca7b3
  5. #d3d0d6

Shades

#867e8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #867e8f
  2. #797181
  3. #6b6572
  4. #5e5864
  5. #504c56
  6. #433f48
  7. #363239
  8. #28262b
  9. #1b191d
  10. #0d0d0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#867e8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #867e8f
  2. #928b9a
  3. #9e98a5
  4. #aaa5b1
  5. #b6b2bc
  6. #c3bfc7
  7. #cfcbd2
  8. #dbd8dd
  9. #e7e5e9
  10. #f3f2f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#867e8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #867e8f
  2. #857e8e
  3. #857e8c
  4. #847f8b
  5. #847f89
  6. #837f88
  7. #827f86
  8. #827f85
  9. #818083
  10. #818082
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #838087 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b8190 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d818e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #858083 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80808f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #81808f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #857f88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-867e8f {
  color: #867e8f;
}
Background
.bg-867e8f {
  background-color: #867e8f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-867e8f {
  border: 2px solid #867e8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #867e8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 134 126 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 7% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-867e8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #867e8f, #8f7e8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-867e8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(134 126 143 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.58 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 8.22 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 8.79 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.16 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.80 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.80 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.33 #798170 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#867e8f  rgb(134, 126, 143)  hsl(268, 7%, 53%)  Taupe Gray
#878f7e  rgb(135, 143, 126)  hsl(88, 7%, 53%)  Xanadu
#8f867e  rgb(143, 134, 126)  hsl(28, 7%, 53%)  Battleship Gray
#7e8f86  rgb(126, 143, 134)  hsl(148, 7%, 53%)  Xanadu