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#879996

#879996 ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#879996 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, 60% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 170°, with 8.11% saturation and 56.47% 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 7.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 8.74.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3014

Complementary

  1. #879996
  2. #99878a

Split complementary

  1. #879996
  2. #998793
  3. #998d87

Analogous

  1. #87998d
  2. #879996
  3. #879399

Triadic

  1. #879996
  2. #968799
  3. #999687

Tetradic

  1. #879996
  2. #878a99
  3. #99878a
  4. #999687

Square

  1. #879996
  2. #8d8799
  3. #99878a
  4. #939987

Monochromatic

  1. #3e4947
  2. #61726f
  3. #879996
  4. #b0bcba
  5. #dadfde

Shades

#879996 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #879996
  2. #7a8a87
  3. #6c7a78
  4. #5f6b69
  5. #515c5a
  6. #444d4b
  7. #363d3c
  8. #292e2d
  9. #1b1f1e
  10. #0e0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#879996 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #879996
  2. #93a3a1
  3. #9fadab
  4. #abb8b6
  5. #b7c2c0
  6. #c3cccb
  7. #cfd6d5
  8. #dbe0e0
  9. #e7ebea
  10. #f3f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#879996 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #879996
  2. #869794
  3. #869492
  4. #85928f
  5. #848f8d
  6. #848d8b
  7. #838a89
  8. #828887
  9. #818584
  10. #818382
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #909796 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #979796 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #939496 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #839a98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #919896 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f9696 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #849a97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-879996 {
  color: #879996;
}
Background
.bg-879996 {
  background-color: #879996;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-879996 {
  border: 2px solid #879996;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #879996;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 153 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 170 8% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-879996 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #879996, #879399);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-879996 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 153 150 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 8.74 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.08 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.46 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.46 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.52 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.30 #808080 Grey ΔE 11.30 #786669 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Xanadu
#879996  rgb(135, 153, 150)  hsl(170, 8%, 56%)  Xanadu
#99878a  rgb(153, 135, 138)  hsl(350, 8%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#968799  rgb(150, 135, 153)  hsl(290, 8%, 56%)  Rose Quartz
#999687  rgb(153, 150, 135)  hsl(50, 8%, 56%)  Battleship Gray