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#877F81

#877f81 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#877f81 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, 49.8% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.93% magenta, 4.44% yellow and 47.06% black. Its hue angle is 345°, with 3.23% saturation and 51.37% 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 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 2.48.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.2191

Complementary

  1. #877f81
  2. #7f8785

Split complementary

  1. #877f81
  2. #7f8781
  3. #7f8587

Analogous

  1. #877f85
  2. #877f81
  3. #87817f

Triadic

  1. #877f81
  2. #81877f
  3. #7f8187

Tetradic

  1. #877f81
  2. #87857f
  3. #7f8785
  4. #7f8187

Square

  1. #877f81
  2. #85877f
  3. #7f8785
  4. #817f87

Monochromatic

  1. #383536
  2. #605a5b
  3. #877f81
  4. #aca6a8
  5. #d1cecf

Shades

#877f81 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #877f81
  2. #7a7274
  3. #6c6667
  4. #5f595a
  5. #514c4d
  6. #444041
  7. #363334
  8. #292627
  9. #1b191a
  10. #0e0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#877f81 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #877f81
  2. #938c8e
  3. #9f999a
  4. #aba5a7
  5. #b7b2b3
  6. #c3bfc0
  7. #cfcccd
  8. #dbd9d9
  9. #e7e5e6
  10. #f3f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#877f81 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #877f81
  2. #867f81
  3. #867f81
  4. #857f81
  5. #847f81
  6. #848081
  7. #838080
  8. #828080
  9. #818080
  10. #818080
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #838081 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #808081 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #828181 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #897f80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #838081 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #848081 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #887f80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-877f81 {
  color: #877f81;
}
Background
.bg-877f81 {
  background-color: #877f81;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-877f81 {
  border: 2px solid #877f81;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #877f81;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 127 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 3% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-877f81 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #877f81, #87817f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-877f81 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 127 129 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 2.48 #808080 Gray ΔE 4.59 #808080 Grey ΔE 4.59 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 5.50 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.55 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.55 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 11.21 #78807e Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#877f81  rgb(135, 127, 129)  hsl(345, 3%, 51%)  Taupe Gray
#7f8785  rgb(127, 135, 133)  hsl(165, 3%, 51%)  Battleship Gray
#81877f  rgb(129, 135, 127)  hsl(105, 3%, 51%)  Battleship Gray
#7f8187  rgb(127, 129, 135)  hsl(225, 3%, 51%)  Gray