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#867F8E

#867f8e ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#867f8e 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 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.63% cyan, 10.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 268°, with 6.22% 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 5.63.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.222

Complementary

  1. #867f8e
  2. #878e7f

Split complementary

  1. #867f8e
  2. #8e8e7f
  3. #808e7f

Analogous

  1. #7f808e
  2. #867f8e
  3. #8e7f8e

Triadic

  1. #867f8e
  2. #8e867f
  3. #7f8e86

Tetradic

  1. #867f8e
  2. #8e7f87
  3. #878e7f
  4. #7f8e86

Square

  1. #867f8e
  2. #8e7f80
  3. #878e7f
  4. #7f8e8e

Monochromatic

  1. #3a363e
  2. #605a66
  3. #867f8e
  4. #aca8b2
  5. #d3d0d6

Shades

#867f8e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #867f8e
  2. #797280
  3. #6b6672
  4. #5e5963
  5. #504c55
  6. #434047
  7. #363339
  8. #28262b
  9. #1b191c
  10. #0d0d0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#867f8e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #867f8e
  2. #928c99
  3. #9e99a5
  4. #aaa5b0
  5. #b6b2bb
  6. #c3bfc7
  7. #cfccd2
  8. #dbd9dd
  9. #e7e5e8
  10. #f3f2f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#867f8e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #867f8e
  2. #857f8d
  3. #857f8b
  4. #847f8a
  5. #847f88
  6. #838087
  7. #828086
  8. #828084
  9. #818083
  10. #818081
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #838187 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d818f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e828d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #858184 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81808e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #81818e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #858088 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-867f8e {
  color: #867f8e;
}
Background
.bg-867f8e {
  background-color: #867f8e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-867f8e {
  border: 2px solid #867f8e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #867f8e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 134 127 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 6% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-867f8e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #867f8e, #8e7f8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-867f8e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(134 127 142 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 5.63 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 8.78 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.88 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.88 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.99 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 9.24 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.30 #798071 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#867f8e  rgb(134, 127, 142)  hsl(268, 6%, 53%)  Taupe Gray
#878e7f  rgb(135, 142, 127)  hsl(88, 6%, 53%)  Xanadu
#8e867f  rgb(142, 134, 127)  hsl(28, 6%, 53%)  Battleship Gray
#7f8e86  rgb(127, 142, 134)  hsl(148, 6%, 53%)  Xanadu