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#888E7E

#888e7e ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#888e7e 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, 55.69% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.23% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.27% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 82.5°, with 6.61% saturation and 52.55% 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 6.45.

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Relative luminance0.2609

Complementary

  1. #888e7e
  2. #847e8e

Split complementary

  1. #888e7e
  2. #7e808e
  3. #8c7e8e

Analogous

  1. #8e8c7e
  2. #888e7e
  3. #808e7e

Triadic

  1. #888e7e
  2. #7e888e
  3. #8e7e88

Tetradic

  1. #888e7e
  2. #7e8e84
  3. #847e8e
  4. #8e7e88

Square

  1. #888e7e
  2. #7e8e8c
  3. #847e8e
  4. #8e7e80

Monochromatic

  1. #3a3d36
  2. #616659
  3. #888e7e
  4. #aeb2a7
  5. #d3d5d0

Shades

#888e7e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #888e7e
  2. #7a8071
  3. #6d7265
  4. #5f6358
  5. #52554c
  6. #44473f
  7. #363932
  8. #292b26
  9. #1b1c19
  10. #0e0e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#888e7e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #888e7e
  2. #94998b
  3. #a0a598
  4. #acb0a5
  5. #b8bbb2
  6. #c4c7bf
  7. #cfd2cb
  8. #dbddd8
  9. #e7e8e5
  10. #f3f4f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#888e7e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #888e7e
  2. #878d7e
  3. #868b7e
  4. #868a7f
  5. #85887f
  6. #84877f
  7. #83867f
  8. #82847f
  9. #828380
  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 #8a8d86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #908c7d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8c7f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #898c89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d8d7d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c8d7e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #898d85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-888e7e {
  color: #888e7e;
}
Background
.bg-888e7e {
  background-color: #888e7e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-888e7e {
  border: 2px solid #888e7e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #888e7e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 142 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 7% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-888e7e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #888e7e, #808e7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-888e7e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 142 126 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 6.45 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.25 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.82 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.82 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 12.85 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 12.85 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 13.41 #777181 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Xanadu
#888e7e  rgb(136, 142, 126)  hsl(83, 7%, 53%)  Xanadu
#847e8e  rgb(132, 126, 142)  hsl(263, 7%, 53%)  Taupe Gray
#7e888e  rgb(126, 136, 142)  hsl(203, 7%, 53%)  Light Slate Gray
#8e7e88  rgb(142, 126, 136)  hsl(323, 7%, 53%)  Taupe Gray