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#878E81

#878e81 ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#878e81 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, 55.69% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.15% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 92.31°, with 5.44% saturation and 53.14% 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 6.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 6.17.

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Relative luminance0.2608

Complementary

  1. #878e81
  2. #88818e

Split complementary

  1. #878e81
  2. #82818e
  3. #8e818e

Analogous

  1. #8e8e81
  2. #878e81
  3. #818e82

Triadic

  1. #878e81
  2. #81878e
  3. #8e8187

Tetradic

  1. #878e81
  2. #818e88
  3. #88818e
  4. #8e8187

Square

  1. #878e81
  2. #818e8e
  3. #88818e
  4. #8e8281

Monochromatic

  1. #3b3e38
  2. #61675c
  3. #878e81
  4. #adb2a9
  5. #d4d6d2

Shades

#878e81 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #878e81
  2. #7a8074
  3. #6c7267
  4. #5f635a
  5. #51554d
  6. #444741
  7. #363934
  8. #292b27
  9. #1b1c1a
  10. #0e0e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#878e81 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #878e81
  2. #93998e
  3. #9fa59a
  4. #abb0a7
  5. #b7bbb3
  6. #c3c7c0
  7. #cfd2cd
  8. #dbddd9
  9. #e7e8e6
  10. #f3f4f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#878e81 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #878e81
  2. #868d81
  3. #868b81
  4. #858a81
  5. #848881
  6. #848781
  7. #838680
  8. #828480
  9. #818380
  10. #818180
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a8d88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f8c80 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8b82 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #878d8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c8d81 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b8d81 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #878d87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-878e81 {
  color: #878e81;
}
Background
.bg-878e81 {
  background-color: #878e81;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-878e81 {
  border: 2px solid #878e81;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #878e81;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 142 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 92 5% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-878e81 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #878e81, #818e82);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-878e81 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 142 129 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 6.17 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.47 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.03 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.03 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 12.26 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 12.26 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 13.15 #78717e Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Xanadu
#878e81  rgb(135, 142, 129)  hsl(92, 5%, 53%)  Xanadu
#88818e  rgb(136, 129, 142)  hsl(272, 5%, 53%)  Taupe Gray
#81878e  rgb(129, 135, 142)  hsl(212, 5%, 53%)  Gray
#8e8187  rgb(142, 129, 135)  hsl(332, 5%, 53%)  Taupe Gray