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#887D83

#887d83 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#887d83 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 51.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.09% magenta, 3.68% yellow and 46.67% black. Its hue angle is 327.27°, 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 3.68.

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Relative luminance0.2154

Complementary

  1. #887d83
  2. #7d8882

Split complementary

  1. #887d83
  2. #7e887d
  3. #7d8888

Analogous

  1. #887d88
  2. #887d83
  3. #887d7e

Triadic

  1. #887d83
  2. #83887d
  3. #7d8388

Tetradic

  1. #887d83
  2. #88827d
  3. #7d8882
  4. #7d8388

Square

  1. #887d83
  2. #88887d
  3. #7d8882
  4. #7d7e88

Monochromatic

  1. #383436
  2. #60585d
  3. #887d83
  4. #ada5a9
  5. #d1cdcf

Shades

#887d83 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #887d83
  2. #7a7176
  3. #6d6469
  4. #5f585c
  5. #524b4f
  6. #443f42
  7. #363234
  8. #292627
  9. #1b191a
  10. #0e0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#887d83 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #887d83
  2. #948a8f
  3. #a0979c
  4. #aca4a8
  5. #b8b1b5
  6. #c4bec1
  7. #cfcbcd
  8. #dbd8da
  9. #e7e5e6
  10. #f3f2f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#887d83 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #887d83
  2. #877d83
  3. #867e82
  4. #867e82
  5. #857e82
  6. #847f82
  7. #837f81
  8. #827f81
  9. #827f81
  10. #818080
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #837f81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e7f83 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #808083 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a7d7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #827e83 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #837f83 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #897d81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-887d83 {
  color: #887d83;
}
Background
.bg-887d83 {
  background-color: #887d83;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-887d83 {
  border: 2px solid #887d83;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #887d83;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 125 131;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 4% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-887d83 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #887d83, #887d7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-887d83 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 125 131 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 3.68 #808080 Gray ΔE 6.90 #808080 Grey ΔE 6.90 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.09 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.02 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 9.21 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 11.41 #77827c Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#887d83  rgb(136, 125, 131)  hsl(327, 4%, 51%)  Taupe Gray
#7d8882  rgb(125, 136, 130)  hsl(147, 4%, 51%)  Xanadu
#83887d  rgb(131, 136, 125)  hsl(87, 4%, 51%)  Battleship Gray
#7d8388  rgb(125, 131, 136)  hsl(207, 4%, 51%)  Gray