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#878087

#878087 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#878087 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 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.06% black. Its hue angle is 300°, 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 2.39.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2234

Complementary

  1. #878087
  2. #808780

Split complementary

  1. #878087
  2. #848780
  3. #808784

Analogous

  1. #848087
  2. #878087
  3. #878084

Triadic

  1. #878087
  2. #878780
  3. #808787

Tetradic

  1. #878087
  2. #878080
  3. #808780
  4. #808787

Square

  1. #878087
  2. #878480
  3. #808780
  4. #808487

Monochromatic

  1. #393539
  2. #605b60
  3. #878087
  4. #aca7ac
  5. #d1cfd1

Shades

#878087 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #878087
  2. #7a737a
  3. #6c666c
  4. #5f5a5f
  5. #514d51
  6. #444044
  7. #363336
  8. #292629
  9. #1b1a1b
  10. #0e0d0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#878087 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #878087
  2. #938d93
  3. #9f999f
  4. #aba6ab
  5. #b7b3b7
  6. #c3c0c3
  7. #cfcccf
  8. #dbd9db
  9. #e7e6e7
  10. #f3f2f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#878087 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #878087
  2. #868086
  3. #868086
  4. #858085
  5. #848084
  6. #848084
  7. #838083
  8. #828082
  9. #818081
  10. #818081
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #848184 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #808287 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #818287 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #888082 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #838187 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #838187 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #878084 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-878087 {
  color: #878087;
}
Background
.bg-878087 {
  background-color: #878087;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-878087 {
  border: 2px solid #878087;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #878087;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 128 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 3% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-878087 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #878087, #878084);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-878087 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 128 135 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 2.39 #808080 Gray ΔE 5.82 #808080 Grey ΔE 5.82 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.99 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.20 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 10.38 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.74 #787f78 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#878087  rgb(135, 128, 135)  hsl(300, 3%, 52%)  Taupe Gray
#808780  rgb(128, 135, 128)  hsl(120, 3%, 52%)  Battleship Gray
#878780  rgb(135, 135, 128)  hsl(60, 3%, 52%)  Battleship Gray
#808787  rgb(128, 135, 135)  hsl(180, 3%, 52%)  Battleship Gray