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#8A727E

#8a727e ≈ Mountbatten Pink

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8a727e is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 44.71% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.39% magenta, 8.7% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 330°, with 9.52% saturation and 49.41% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mountbatten Pink (#997a8d), ΔE 5.14.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1894

Complementary

  1. #8a727e
  2. #728a7e

Split complementary

  1. #8a727e
  2. #728a72
  3. #728a8a

Analogous

  1. #8a728a
  2. #8a727e
  3. #8a7272

Triadic

  1. #8a727e
  2. #7e8a72
  3. #727e8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a727e
  2. #8a7e72
  3. #728a7e
  4. #727e8a

Square

  1. #8a727e
  2. #8a8a72
  3. #728a7e
  4. #72728a

Monochromatic

  1. #362d31
  2. #604f58
  3. #8a727e
  4. #ad9ca4
  5. #cfc5ca

Shades

#8a727e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a727e
  2. #7c6771
  3. #6e5b65
  4. #615058
  5. #53444c
  6. #45393f
  7. #372e32
  8. #292226
  9. #1c1719
  10. #0e0b0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a727e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a727e
  2. #96808b
  3. #a18e98
  4. #ad9ca5
  5. #b9aab2
  6. #c5b9bf
  7. #d0c7cb
  8. #dcd5d8
  9. #e8e3e5
  10. #f3f1f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a727e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a727e
  2. #89737e
  3. #88757e
  4. #87767f
  5. #86787f
  6. #85797f
  7. #847a7f
  8. #837c7f
  9. #827d80
  10. #817f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #80767b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #74767e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #797a7d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e7276 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d757e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #80777e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c7279 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a727e {
  color: #8a727e;
}
Background
.bg-8a727e {
  background-color: #8a727e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a727e {
  border: 2px solid #8a727e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a727e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 114 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 330 10% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a727e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a727e, #8a7272);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a727e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 114 126 / 0.35);
}

#997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 5.14 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 5.43 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 9.00 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 9.99 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 10.11 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 11.85 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 12.86 #758d81 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Mountbatten Pink
#8a727e  rgb(138, 114, 126)  hsl(330, 10%, 49%)  Mountbatten Pink
#728a7e  rgb(114, 138, 126)  hsl(150, 10%, 49%)  Xanadu
#7e8a72  rgb(126, 138, 114)  hsl(90, 10%, 49%)  Xanadu
#727e8a  rgb(114, 126, 138)  hsl(210, 10%, 49%)  Slate Gray