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#887D7D

#887d7d ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#887d7d 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, 49.02% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.09% magenta, 8.09% yellow and 46.67% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 4.42% saturation and 51.18% 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 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 3.95.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.2138

Complementary

  1. #887d7d
  2. #7d8888

Split complementary

  1. #887d7d
  2. #7d8883
  3. #7d8388

Analogous

  1. #887d83
  2. #887d7d
  3. #88837d

Triadic

  1. #887d7d
  2. #7d887d
  3. #7d7d88

Tetradic

  1. #887d7d
  2. #88887d
  3. #7d8888
  4. #7d7d88

Square

  1. #887d7d
  2. #83887d
  3. #7d8888
  4. #837d88

Monochromatic

  1. #383434
  2. #605858
  3. #887d7d
  4. #ada5a5
  5. #d1cdcd

Shades

#887d7d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #887d7d
  2. #7a7171
  3. #6d6464
  4. #5f5858
  5. #524b4b
  6. #443f3f
  7. #363232
  8. #292626
  9. #1b1919
  10. #0e0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#887d7d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #887d7d
  2. #948a8a
  3. #a09797
  4. #aca4a4
  5. #b8b1b1
  6. #c4bebe
  7. #cfcbcb
  8. #dbd8d8
  9. #e7e5e5
  10. #f3f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#887d7d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #887d7d
  2. #877d7d
  3. #867e7e
  4. #867e7e
  5. #857e7e
  6. #847f7f
  7. #837f7f
  8. #827f7f
  9. #827f7f
  10. #818080
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #837e7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f7e7d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #81807d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8b7c7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #837e7d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #847f7d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a7c7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-887d7d {
  color: #887d7d;
}
Background
.bg-887d7d {
  background-color: #887d7d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-887d7d {
  border: 2px solid #887d7d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #887d7d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 125 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 4% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-887d7d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #887d7d, #88837d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-887d7d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 125 125 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 3.95 #808080 Gray ΔE 5.64 #808080 Grey ΔE 5.64 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.42 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 9.97 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.55 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.55 #778282 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#887d7d  rgb(136, 125, 125)  hsl(0, 4%, 51%)  Taupe Gray
#7d8888  rgb(125, 136, 136)  hsl(180, 4%, 51%)  Battleship Gray
#7d887d  rgb(125, 136, 125)  hsl(120, 4%, 51%)  Xanadu
#7d7d88  rgb(125, 125, 136)  hsl(240, 4%, 51%)  Taupe Gray