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#8A7771

#8a7771 ≈ Beaver

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8a7771 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, 46.67% green and 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.77% magenta, 18.12% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 14.4°, with 9.96% saturation and 49.22% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Beaver (#9f8170), ΔE 7.1.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1979

Complementary

  1. #8a7771
  2. #71848a

Split complementary

  1. #8a7771
  2. #718a84
  3. #71788a

Analogous

  1. #8a7178
  2. #8a7771
  3. #8a8471

Triadic

  1. #8a7771
  2. #718a77
  3. #77718a

Tetradic

  1. #8a7771
  2. #848a71
  3. #71848a
  4. #77718a

Square

  1. #8a7771
  2. #788a71
  3. #71848a
  4. #84718a

Monochromatic

  1. #362e2c
  2. #60534f
  3. #8a7771
  4. #ad9f9b
  5. #cfc7c5

Shades

#8a7771 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a7771
  2. #7c6b66
  3. #6e5f5a
  4. #61534f
  5. #534744
  6. #453c39
  7. #37302d
  8. #292422
  9. #1c1817
  10. #0e0c0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a7771 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a7771
  2. #96857f
  3. #a1928d
  4. #ada09c
  5. #b9adaa
  6. #c5bbb8
  7. #d0c9c6
  8. #dcd6d4
  9. #e8e4e3
  10. #f3f1f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a7771 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a7771
  2. #897873
  3. #887974
  4. #877a76
  5. #867b77
  6. #857c79
  7. #847c7a
  8. #837d7c
  9. #827e7d
  10. #817f7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #817977 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b7971 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807c71 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f7475 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #817871 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #847a71 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d7574 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a7771 {
  color: #8a7771;
}
Background
.bg-8a7771 {
  background-color: #8a7771;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a7771 {
  border: 2px solid #8a7771;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a7771;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 119 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 10% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a7771 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a7771, #8a8471);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a7771 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 119 113 / 0.35);
}

#9f8170 Beaver ΔE 7.10 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.37 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.16 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.16 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.77 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 11.42 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 11.42 #75888e Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Beaver
#8a7771  rgb(138, 119, 113)  hsl(14, 10%, 49%)  Beaver
#71848a  rgb(113, 132, 138)  hsl(194, 10%, 49%)  Slate Gray
#718a77  rgb(113, 138, 119)  hsl(134, 10%, 49%)  Xanadu
#77718a  rgb(119, 113, 138)  hsl(254, 10%, 49%)  Old Lavender