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#878282

#878282 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#878282 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, 50.98% green and 50.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.7% magenta, 3.7% yellow and 47.06% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 2.04% saturation and 51.96% 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 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 2.69.

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Relative luminance0.2273

Complementary

  1. #878282
  2. #828787

Split complementary

  1. #878282
  2. #828784
  3. #828487

Analogous

  1. #878284
  2. #878282
  3. #878482

Triadic

  1. #878282
  2. #828782
  3. #828287

Tetradic

  1. #878282
  2. #878782
  3. #828787
  4. #828287

Square

  1. #878282
  2. #848782
  3. #828787
  4. #848287

Monochromatic

  1. #393737
  2. #605c5c
  3. #878282
  4. #aca9a9
  5. #d2d0d0

Shades

#878282 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #878282
  2. #7a7575
  3. #6c6868
  4. #5f5b5b
  5. #514e4e
  6. #444141
  7. #363434
  8. #292727
  9. #1b1a1a
  10. #0e0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#878282 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #878282
  2. #938f8f
  3. #9f9b9b
  4. #aba8a8
  5. #b7b4b4
  6. #c3c1c1
  7. #cfcdcd
  8. #dbdada
  9. #e7e6e6
  10. #f3f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#878282 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #878282
  2. #868282
  3. #868282
  4. #858181
  5. #848181
  6. #848181
  7. #838181
  8. #828181
  9. #818080
  10. #818080
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #858383 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #838382 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #848382 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #888282 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #848282 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #858382 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #888282 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-878282 {
  color: #878282;
}
Background
.bg-878282 {
  background-color: #878282;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-878282 {
  border: 2px solid #878282;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #878282;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 130 130;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 2% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-878282 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #878282, #878482);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-878282 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 130 130 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 2.69 #808080 Gray ΔE 2.95 #808080 Grey ΔE 2.95 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 3.32 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.72 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.72 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 11.14 #787d7d Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#878282  rgb(135, 130, 130)  hsl(0, 2%, 52%)  Taupe Gray
#828787  rgb(130, 135, 135)  hsl(180, 2%, 52%)  Battleship Gray
#828782  rgb(130, 135, 130)  hsl(120, 2%, 52%)  Battleship Gray
#828287  rgb(130, 130, 135)  hsl(240, 2%, 52%)  Gray