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#8A7F8D

#8a7f8d ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8a7f8d 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, 49.8% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.13% cyan, 9.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 287.14°, with 5.79% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 5.69.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.2251

Complementary

  1. #8a7f8d
  2. #828d7f

Split complementary

  1. #8a7f8d
  2. #898d7f
  3. #7f8d83

Analogous

  1. #837f8d
  2. #8a7f8d
  3. #8d7f89

Triadic

  1. #8a7f8d
  2. #8d8a7f
  3. #7f8d8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a7f8d
  2. #8d7f82
  3. #828d7f
  4. #7f8d8a

Square

  1. #8a7f8d
  2. #8d837f
  3. #828d7f
  4. #7f898d

Monochromatic

  1. #3b363d
  2. #635a65
  3. #8a7f8d
  4. #afa7b1
  5. #d4d0d5

Shades

#8a7f8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a7f8d
  2. #7c727f
  3. #6e6671
  4. #615963
  5. #534c55
  6. #454047
  7. #373338
  8. #29262a
  9. #1c191c
  10. #0e0d0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a7f8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a7f8d
  2. #968c98
  3. #a199a4
  4. #ada5af
  5. #b9b2bb
  6. #c5bfc6
  7. #d0ccd1
  8. #dcd9dd
  9. #e8e5e8
  10. #f3f2f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a7f8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a7f8d
  2. #897f8c
  3. #887f8a
  4. #877f89
  5. #867f88
  6. #858087
  7. #848085
  8. #838084
  9. #828083
  10. #818081
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #868187 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e828e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #80838c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a8084 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83818d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #84818d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a8087 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a7f8d {
  color: #8a7f8d;
}
Background
.bg-8a7f8d {
  background-color: #8a7f8d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a7f8d {
  border: 2px solid #8a7f8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a7f8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 127 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 6% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a7f8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a7f8d, #8d7f89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a7f8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 127 141 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 5.69 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 7.24 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 8.93 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.47 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.47 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.49 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.12 #758072 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#8a7f8d  rgb(138, 127, 141)  hsl(287, 6%, 53%)  Taupe Gray
#828d7f  rgb(130, 141, 127)  hsl(107, 6%, 53%)  Xanadu
#8d8a7f  rgb(141, 138, 127)  hsl(47, 6%, 53%)  Battleship Gray
#7f8d8a  rgb(127, 141, 138)  hsl(167, 6%, 53%)  Xanadu