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#8A7C83

#8a7c83 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8a7c83 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, 48.63% green and 51.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.14% magenta, 5.07% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 330°, with 5.65% saturation and 51.37% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 4.86.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.2146

Complementary

  1. #8a7c83
  2. #7c8a83

Split complementary

  1. #8a7c83
  2. #7c8a7c
  3. #7c8a8a

Analogous

  1. #8a7c8a
  2. #8a7c83
  3. #8a7c7c

Triadic

  1. #8a7c83
  2. #838a7c
  3. #7c838a

Tetradic

  1. #8a7c83
  2. #8a837c
  3. #7c8a83
  4. #7c838a

Square

  1. #8a7c83
  2. #8a8a7c
  3. #7c8a83
  4. #7c7c8a

Monochromatic

  1. #3a3336
  2. #62585d
  3. #8a7c83
  4. #aea4a9
  5. #d2cdcf

Shades

#8a7c83 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a7c83
  2. #7c7076
  3. #6e6369
  4. #61575c
  5. #534a4f
  6. #453e42
  7. #373234
  8. #292527
  9. #1c191a
  10. #0e0c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a7c83 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a7c83
  2. #96898f
  3. #a1969c
  4. #ada3a8
  5. #b9b0b5
  6. #c5bec1
  7. #d0cbcd
  8. #dcd8da
  9. #e8e5e6
  10. #f3f2f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a7c83 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a7c83
  2. #897c83
  3. #887d82
  4. #877d82
  5. #867e82
  6. #857e82
  7. #847e81
  8. #837f81
  9. #827f81
  10. #818080
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #847e81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d7e83 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #808083 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8c7c7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #827d83 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #847f83 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8b7c80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a7c83 {
  color: #8a7c83;
}
Background
.bg-8a7c83 {
  background-color: #8a7c83;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a7c83 {
  border: 2px solid #8a7c83;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a7c83;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 124 131;
  --color-primary-hsl: 330 6% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a7c83 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a7c83, #8a7c7c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a7c83 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 124 131 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 4.86 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 7.71 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.26 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.26 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 8.56 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.46 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 11.04 #75837c Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#8a7c83  rgb(138, 124, 131)  hsl(330, 6%, 51%)  Taupe Gray
#7c8a83  rgb(124, 138, 131)  hsl(150, 6%, 51%)  Xanadu
#838a7c  rgb(131, 138, 124)  hsl(90, 6%, 51%)  Xanadu
#7c838a  rgb(124, 131, 138)  hsl(210, 6%, 51%)  Gray