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#878489

#878489 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#878489 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, 51.76% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.46% cyan, 3.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 276°, with 2.07% saturation and 52.75% 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 5.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 1.6.

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Relative luminance0.2346

Complementary

  1. #878489
  2. #868984

Split complementary

  1. #878489
  2. #898984
  3. #848985

Analogous

  1. #858489
  2. #878489
  3. #898489

Triadic

  1. #878489
  2. #898784
  3. #848987

Tetradic

  1. #878489
  2. #898486
  3. #868984
  4. #848987

Square

  1. #878489
  2. #898584
  3. #868984
  4. #848989

Monochromatic

  1. #3a393b
  2. #615e62
  3. #878489
  4. #adabae
  5. #d3d2d4

Shades

#878489 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #878489
  2. #7a777b
  3. #6c6a6e
  4. #5f5c60
  5. #514f52
  6. #444245
  7. #363537
  8. #292829
  9. #1b1a1b
  10. #0e0d0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#878489 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #878489
  2. #939095
  3. #9f9da1
  4. #aba9ac
  5. #b7b5b8
  6. #c3c2c4
  7. #cfced0
  8. #dbdadc
  9. #e7e6e7
  10. #f3f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#878489 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #878489
  2. #868488
  3. #868387
  4. #858386
  5. #848285
  6. #848285
  7. #838284
  8. #828183
  9. #818182
  10. #818081
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #868587 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #838589 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #848589 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #878586 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #858589 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #858589 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #878487 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-878489 {
  color: #878489;
}
Background
.bg-878489 {
  background-color: #878489;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-878489 {
  border: 2px solid #878489;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #878489;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 132 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 2% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-878489 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #878489, #898489);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-878489 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 132 137 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 1.60 #808080 Gray ΔE 4.04 #808080 Grey ΔE 4.04 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 4.82 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.46 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.46 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.46 #787b76 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#878489  rgb(135, 132, 137)  hsl(276, 2%, 53%)  Taupe Gray
#868984  rgb(134, 137, 132)  hsl(96, 2%, 53%)  Battleship Gray
#898784  rgb(137, 135, 132)  hsl(36, 2%, 53%)  Battleship Gray
#848987  rgb(132, 137, 135)  hsl(156, 2%, 53%)  Battleship Gray