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#897C74

#897c74 ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#897c74 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 48.63% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.49% magenta, 15.33% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 22.86°, with 8.3% saturation and 49.61% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 6.91.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.2099

Complementary

  1. #897c74
  2. #748189

Split complementary

  1. #897c74
  2. #748987
  3. #747789

Analogous

  1. #897477
  2. #897c74
  3. #898774

Triadic

  1. #897c74
  2. #74897c
  3. #7c7489

Tetradic

  1. #897c74
  2. #818974
  3. #748189
  4. #7c7489

Square

  1. #897c74
  2. #778974
  3. #748189
  4. #877489

Monochromatic

  1. #36312e
  2. #605751
  3. #897c74
  4. #aca39d
  5. #cfcac7

Shades

#897c74 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #897c74
  2. #7b7068
  3. #6e635d
  4. #605751
  5. #524a46
  6. #453e3a
  7. #37322e
  8. #292523
  9. #1b1917
  10. #0e0c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#897c74 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #897c74
  2. #958982
  3. #a19690
  4. #aca39e
  5. #b8b0ac
  6. #c4beba
  7. #d0cbc7
  8. #dcd8d5
  9. #e7e5e3
  10. #f3f2f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#897c74 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #897c74
  2. #887c75
  3. #877d76
  4. #867d78
  5. #857e79
  6. #857e7a
  7. #847e7b
  8. #837f7c
  9. #827f7e
  10. #81807f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #837d7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #807d74 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837f74 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8d7a7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #837c74 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #857e74 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c7b77 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-897c74 {
  color: #897c74;
}
Background
.bg-897c74 {
  background-color: #897c74;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-897c74 {
  border: 2px solid #897c74;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #897c74;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 124 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 23 8% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-897c74 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #897c74, #898774);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-897c74 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 124 116 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 6.91 #808080 Grey ΔE 6.91 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.98 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.35 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 7.48 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.92 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.92 #76838b Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Gray
#897c74  rgb(137, 124, 116)  hsl(23, 8%, 50%)  Gray
#748189  rgb(116, 129, 137)  hsl(203, 8%, 50%)  Slate Gray
#74897c  rgb(116, 137, 124)  hsl(143, 8%, 50%)  Xanadu
#7c7489  rgb(124, 116, 137)  hsl(263, 8%, 50%)  Old Lavender