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#8D807A

#8d807a ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8d807a is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 50.2% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.22% magenta, 13.48% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 18.95°, with 7.69% saturation and 51.57% 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 5.94.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.2251

Complementary

  1. #8d807a
  2. #7a878d

Split complementary

  1. #8d807a
  2. #7a8d8a
  3. #7a7e8d

Analogous

  1. #8d7a7e
  2. #8d807a
  3. #8d8a7a

Triadic

  1. #8d807a
  2. #7a8d80
  3. #807a8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d807a
  2. #878d7a
  3. #7a878d
  4. #807a8d

Square

  1. #8d807a
  2. #7e8d7a
  3. #7a878d
  4. #8a7a8d

Monochromatic

  1. #3b3533
  2. #645b56
  3. #8d807a
  4. #b0a7a3
  5. #d4cfcc

Shades

#8d807a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d807a
  2. #7f736e
  3. #716662
  4. #635a55
  5. #554d49
  6. #47403d
  7. #383331
  8. #2a2625
  9. #1c1a18
  10. #0e0d0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d807a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d807a
  2. #988d87
  3. #a49995
  4. #afa6a2
  5. #bbb3af
  6. #c6c0bd
  7. #d1ccca
  8. #ddd9d7
  9. #e8e6e4
  10. #f4f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d807a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d807a
  2. #8c807b
  3. #8a807b
  4. #89807c
  5. #88807c
  6. #87807d
  7. #85807e
  8. #84807e
  9. #83807f
  10. #81807f
  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 #87827f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #83817a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #86847a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #917e7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87817a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89827a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f7f7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d807a {
  color: #8d807a;
}
Background
.bg-8d807a {
  background-color: #8d807a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d807a {
  border: 2px solid #8d807a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d807a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 128 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 19 8% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d807a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d807a, #8d8a7a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d807a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 128 122 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 5.94 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.54 #808080 Gray ΔE 6.61 #808080 Grey ΔE 6.61 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 7.30 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 12.07 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 12.07 #727f85 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#8d807a  rgb(141, 128, 122)  hsl(19, 8%, 52%)  Taupe Gray
#7a878d  rgb(122, 135, 141)  hsl(199, 8%, 52%)  Light Slate Gray
#7a8d80  rgb(122, 141, 128)  hsl(139, 8%, 52%)  Xanadu
#807a8d  rgb(128, 122, 141)  hsl(259, 8%, 52%)  Old Lavender