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#887C7D

#887c7d ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#887c7d is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.33% red, 48.63% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.82% magenta, 8.09% yellow and 46.67% black. Its hue angle is 355°, with 4.8% saturation and 50.98% 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 4.2.

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Relative luminance0.2113

Complementary

  1. #887c7d
  2. #7c8887

Split complementary

  1. #887c7d
  2. #7c8881
  3. #7c8388

Analogous

  1. #887c83
  2. #887c7d
  3. #88817c

Triadic

  1. #887c7d
  2. #7d887c
  3. #7c7d88

Tetradic

  1. #887c7d
  2. #88877c
  3. #7c8887
  4. #7c7d88

Square

  1. #887c7d
  2. #83887c
  3. #7c8887
  4. #817c88

Monochromatic

  1. #383333
  2. #605758
  3. #887c7d
  4. #aca4a5
  5. #d1cccd

Shades

#887c7d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #887c7d
  2. #7a7071
  3. #6d6364
  4. #5f5758
  5. #524a4b
  6. #443e3f
  7. #363232
  8. #292526
  9. #1b1919
  10. #0e0c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#887c7d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #887c7d
  2. #94898a
  3. #a09697
  4. #aca3a4
  5. #b8b0b1
  6. #c4bebe
  7. #cfcbcb
  8. #dbd8d8
  9. #e7e5e5
  10. #f3f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#887c7d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #887c7d
  2. #877c7d
  3. #867d7e
  4. #867d7e
  5. #857e7e
  6. #847e7f
  7. #837e7f
  8. #827f7f
  9. #827f7f
  10. #818080
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #837e7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e7e7d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #80807d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8b7b7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #827d7d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #837e7d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a7b7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-887c7d {
  color: #887c7d;
}
Background
.bg-887c7d {
  background-color: #887c7d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-887c7d {
  border: 2px solid #887c7d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #887c7d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 124 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 5% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-887c7d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #887c7d, #88817c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-887c7d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 124 125 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 4.20 #808080 Gray ΔE 6.23 #808080 Grey ΔE 6.23 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.15 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 10.22 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 10.29 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.51 #778382 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#887c7d  rgb(136, 124, 125)  hsl(355, 5%, 51%)  Taupe Gray
#7c8887  rgb(124, 136, 135)  hsl(175, 5%, 51%)  Battleship Gray
#7d887c  rgb(125, 136, 124)  hsl(115, 5%, 51%)  Xanadu
#7c7d88  rgb(124, 125, 136)  hsl(235, 5%, 51%)  Taupe Gray