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#867F8A

#867f8a ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#867f8a 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, 49.8% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.9% cyan, 7.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 278.18°, with 4.49% saturation and 51.96% 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 4.07.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.2208

Complementary

  1. #867f8a
  2. #838a7f

Split complementary

  1. #867f8a
  2. #888a7f
  3. #7f8a80

Analogous

  1. #807f8a
  2. #867f8a
  3. #8a7f88

Triadic

  1. #867f8a
  2. #8a867f
  3. #7f8a86

Tetradic

  1. #867f8a
  2. #8a7f83
  3. #838a7f
  4. #7f8a86

Square

  1. #867f8a
  2. #8a807f
  3. #838a7f
  4. #7f888a

Monochromatic

  1. #39353b
  2. #5f5a62
  3. #867f8a
  4. #aca7af
  5. #d2cfd3

Shades

#867f8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #867f8a
  2. #79727c
  3. #6b666e
  4. #5e5961
  5. #504c53
  6. #434045
  7. #363337
  8. #282629
  9. #1b191c
  10. #0d0d0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#867f8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #867f8a
  2. #928c96
  3. #9e99a1
  4. #aaa5ad
  5. #b6b2b9
  6. #c3bfc5
  7. #cfccd0
  8. #dbd9dc
  9. #e7e5e8
  10. #f3f2f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#867f8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #867f8a
  2. #857f89
  3. #857f88
  4. #847f87
  5. #847f86
  6. #838085
  7. #828084
  8. #828083
  9. #818082
  10. #818081
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #838085 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e818b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f828a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #868083 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81808a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #82818a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #868086 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-867f8a {
  color: #867f8a;
}
Background
.bg-867f8a {
  background-color: #867f8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-867f8a {
  border: 2px solid #867f8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #867f8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 134 127 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 4% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-867f8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #867f8a, #8a7f88);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-867f8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(134 127 138 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 4.07 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.34 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.34 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.70 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.33 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 9.46 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.83 #798075 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#867f8a  rgb(134, 127, 138)  hsl(278, 4%, 52%)  Taupe Gray
#838a7f  rgb(131, 138, 127)  hsl(98, 4%, 52%)  Xanadu
#8a867f  rgb(138, 134, 127)  hsl(38, 4%, 52%)  Battleship Gray
#7f8a86  rgb(127, 138, 134)  hsl(158, 4%, 52%)  Battleship Gray