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#8A978B

#8a978b ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8a978b 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, 59.22% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.95% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 124.62°, with 5.88% saturation and 56.67% 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 6.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 6.93.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.294

Complementary

  1. #8a978b
  2. #978a96

Split complementary

  1. #8a978b
  2. #928a97
  3. #978a90

Analogous

  1. #90978a
  2. #8a978b
  3. #8a9792

Triadic

  1. #8a978b
  2. #8b8a97
  3. #978b8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a978b
  2. #8a9697
  3. #978a96
  4. #978b8a

Square

  1. #8a978b
  2. #8a9097
  3. #978a96
  4. #97928a

Monochromatic

  1. #404841
  2. #647165
  3. #8a978b
  4. #b3bbb3
  5. #dbdfdb

Shades

#8a978b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a978b
  2. #7c887d
  3. #6e796f
  4. #616a61
  5. #535b53
  6. #454c46
  7. #373c38
  8. #292d2a
  9. #1c1e1c
  10. #0e0f0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a978b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a978b
  2. #96a197
  3. #a1aca2
  4. #adb6ae
  5. #b9c1b9
  6. #c5cbc5
  7. #d0d5d1
  8. #dce0dc
  9. #e8eae8
  10. #f3f5f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a978b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a978b
  2. #89958a
  3. #889289
  4. #879088
  5. #868e87
  6. #858c86
  7. #848984
  8. #838783
  9. #828582
  10. #818281
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #909590 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #97948a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95938c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #899693 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92958b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91958b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #899790 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a978b {
  color: #8a978b;
}
Background
.bg-8a978b {
  background-color: #8a978b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a978b {
  border: 2px solid #8a978b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a978b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 151 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 125 6% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a978b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a978b, #8a9792);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a978b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 151 139 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 6.93 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.93 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.33 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 11.33 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.48 #808080 Grey ΔE 11.48 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 11.71 #756874 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Xanadu
#8a978b  rgb(138, 151, 139)  hsl(125, 6%, 57%)  Xanadu
#978a96  rgb(151, 138, 150)  hsl(305, 6%, 57%)  Taupe Gray
#8b8a97  rgb(139, 138, 151)  hsl(245, 6%, 57%)  Taupe Gray
#978b8a  rgb(151, 139, 138)  hsl(5, 6%, 57%)  Taupe Gray