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#8A8A72

#8a8a72 ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8a8a72 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, 54.12% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.39% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 60°, 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 5.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 8.88.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.248

Complementary

  1. #8a8a72
  2. #72728a

Split complementary

  1. #8a8a72
  2. #727e8a
  3. #7e728a

Analogous

  1. #8a7e72
  2. #8a8a72
  3. #7e8a72

Triadic

  1. #8a8a72
  2. #728a8a
  3. #8a728a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8a72
  2. #728a72
  3. #72728a
  4. #8a728a

Square

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

Monochromatic

  1. #36362d
  2. #60604f
  3. #8a8a72
  4. #adad9c
  5. #cfcfc5

Shades

#8a8a72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8a72
  2. #7c7c67
  3. #6e6e5b
  4. #616150
  5. #535344
  6. #454539
  7. #37372e
  8. #292922
  9. #1c1c17
  10. #0e0e0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8a72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8a72
  2. #969680
  3. #a1a18e
  4. #adad9c
  5. #b9b9aa
  6. #c5c5b9
  7. #d0d0c7
  8. #dcdcd5
  9. #e8e8e3
  10. #f3f3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8a72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8a72
  2. #898973
  3. #888875
  4. #878776
  5. #868678
  6. #858579
  7. #84847a
  8. #83837c
  9. #82827d
  10. #81817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #898980 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e8871 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8973 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e8783 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d8971 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d8973 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c887d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8a72 {
  color: #8a8a72;
}
Background
.bg-8a8a72 {
  background-color: #8a8a72;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8a72 {
  border: 2px solid #8a8a72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8a72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 138 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 10% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8a72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8a72, #7e8a72);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8a72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 138 114 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 8.88 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.90 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.32 #808080 Grey ΔE 11.32 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.59 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 14.88 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 15.08 #75758d Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Xanadu
#8a8a72  rgb(138, 138, 114)  hsl(60, 10%, 49%)  Xanadu
#72728a  rgb(114, 114, 138)  hsl(240, 10%, 49%)  Old Lavender
#728a8a  rgb(114, 138, 138)  hsl(180, 10%, 49%)  Xanadu
#8a728a  rgb(138, 114, 138)  hsl(300, 10%, 49%)  Mountbatten Pink