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#878080

#878080 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#878080 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, 50.2% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.19% magenta, 5.19% yellow and 47.06% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 2.83% saturation and 51.57% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 2.85.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2215

Complementary

  1. #878080
  2. #808787

Split complementary

  1. #878080
  2. #808784
  3. #808487

Analogous

  1. #878084
  2. #878080
  3. #878480

Triadic

  1. #878080
  2. #808780
  3. #808087

Tetradic

  1. #878080
  2. #878780
  3. #808787
  4. #808087

Square

  1. #878080
  2. #848780
  3. #808787
  4. #848087

Monochromatic

  1. #393535
  2. #605b5b
  3. #878080
  4. #aca7a7
  5. #d1cfcf

Shades

#878080 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #878080
  2. #7a7373
  3. #6c6666
  4. #5f5a5a
  5. #514d4d
  6. #444040
  7. #363333
  8. #292626
  9. #1b1a1a
  10. #0e0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#878080 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #878080
  2. #938d8d
  3. #9f9999
  4. #aba6a6
  5. #b7b3b3
  6. #c3c0c0
  7. #cfcccc
  8. #dbd9d9
  9. #e7e6e6
  10. #f3f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#878080 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #878080
  2. #868080
  3. #868080
  4. #858080
  5. #848080
  6. #848080
  7. #838080
  8. #828080
  9. #818080
  10. #818080
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #848181 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #818180 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #838280 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #897f80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #838080 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #848180 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #888080 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-878080 {
  color: #878080;
}
Background
.bg-878080 {
  background-color: #878080;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-878080 {
  border: 2px solid #878080;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #878080;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 128 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 3% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-878080 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #878080, #878480);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-878080 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 128 128 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 2.85 #808080 Gray ΔE 3.77 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.77 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 4.39 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.44 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.44 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 10.90 #787f7f Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#878080  rgb(135, 128, 128)  hsl(0, 3%, 52%)  Taupe Gray
#808787  rgb(128, 135, 135)  hsl(180, 3%, 52%)  Battleship Gray
#808780  rgb(128, 135, 128)  hsl(120, 3%, 52%)  Battleship Gray
#808087  rgb(128, 128, 135)  hsl(240, 3%, 52%)  Taupe Gray