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#8D8D78

#8d8d78 ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8d8d78 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, 55.29% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.89% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 8.43% saturation and 51.18% 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 6.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 8.98.

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Relative luminance0.2607

Complementary

  1. #8d8d78
  2. #78788d

Split complementary

  1. #8d8d78
  2. #78838d
  3. #83788d

Analogous

  1. #8d8378
  2. #8d8d78
  3. #838d78

Triadic

  1. #8d8d78
  2. #788d8d
  3. #8d788d

Tetradic

  1. #8d8d78
  2. #788d78
  3. #78788d
  4. #8d788d

Square

  1. #8d8d78
  2. #788d83
  3. #78788d
  4. #8d7883

Monochromatic

  1. #3b3b31
  2. #646454
  3. #8d8d78
  4. #b0b0a1
  5. #d3d3cb

Shades

#8d8d78 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d8d78
  2. #7f7f6c
  3. #717160
  4. #636354
  5. #555548
  6. #47473c
  7. #383830
  8. #2a2a24
  9. #1c1c18
  10. #0e0e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d8d78 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d8d78
  2. #989886
  3. #a4a493
  4. #afafa1
  5. #bbbbae
  6. #c6c6bc
  7. #d1d1c9
  8. #ddddd7
  9. #e8e8e4
  10. #f4f4f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d8d78 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d8d78
  2. #8c8c79
  3. #8a8a7a
  4. #89897a
  5. #88887b
  6. #87877c
  7. #85857d
  8. #84847e
  9. #83837e
  10. #81817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c8c84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #918b77 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918c79 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #908a87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f8c77 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #908c78 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f8b81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d8d78 {
  color: #8d8d78;
}
Background
.bg-8d8d78 {
  background-color: #8d8d78;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d8d78 {
  border: 2px solid #8d8d78;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d8d78;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 141 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 8% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d8d78 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d8d78, #838d78);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d8d78 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 141 120 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 8.98 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.11 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.69 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.69 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 12.27 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 13.54 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 13.54 #727287 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Xanadu
#8d8d78  rgb(141, 141, 120)  hsl(60, 8%, 51%)  Xanadu
#78788d  rgb(120, 120, 141)  hsl(240, 8%, 51%)  Slate Gray
#788d8d  rgb(120, 141, 141)  hsl(180, 8%, 51%)  Xanadu
#8d788d  rgb(141, 120, 141)  hsl(300, 8%, 51%)  Mountbatten Pink