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#877D87

#877d87 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#877d87 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 49.02% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.06% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 4% saturation and 50.98% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 4.47.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.2157

Complementary

  1. #877d87
  2. #7d877d

Split complementary

  1. #877d87
  2. #82877d
  3. #7d8782

Analogous

  1. #827d87
  2. #877d87
  3. #877d82

Triadic

  1. #877d87
  2. #87877d
  3. #7d8787

Tetradic

  1. #877d87
  2. #877d7d
  3. #7d877d
  4. #7d8787

Square

  1. #877d87
  2. #87827d
  3. #7d877d
  4. #7d8287

Monochromatic

  1. #383338
  2. #5f585f
  3. #877d87
  4. #aca5ac
  5. #d0cdd0

Shades

#877d87 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #877d87
  2. #7a717a
  3. #6c646c
  4. #5f585f
  5. #514b51
  6. #443f44
  7. #363236
  8. #292629
  9. #1b191b
  10. #0e0d0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#877d87 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #877d87
  2. #938a93
  3. #9f979f
  4. #aba4ab
  5. #b7b1b7
  6. #c3bec3
  7. #cfcbcf
  8. #dbd8db
  9. #e7e5e7
  10. #f3f2f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#877d87 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #877d87
  2. #867d86
  3. #867e86
  4. #857e85
  5. #847e84
  6. #847f84
  7. #837f83
  8. #827f82
  9. #817f81
  10. #818081
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #837f83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c7f87 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e8087 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #887e80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #817e87 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #827f87 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #877d83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-877d87 {
  color: #877d87;
}
Background
.bg-877d87 {
  background-color: #877d87;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-877d87 {
  border: 2px solid #877d87;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #877d87;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 125 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 4% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-877d87 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #877d87, #877d82);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-877d87 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 125 135 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 4.47 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.83 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.83 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 8.35 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 8.56 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.19 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.85 #788278 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#877d87  rgb(135, 125, 135)  hsl(300, 4%, 51%)  Taupe Gray
#7d877d  rgb(125, 135, 125)  hsl(120, 4%, 51%)  Xanadu
#87877d  rgb(135, 135, 125)  hsl(60, 4%, 51%)  Battleship Gray
#7d8787  rgb(125, 135, 135)  hsl(180, 4%, 51%)  Battleship Gray