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#8F7979

#8f7979 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8f7979 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 47.45% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.38% magenta, 15.38% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 8.94% saturation and 51.76% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 7.64.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.2089

Complementary

  1. #8f7979
  2. #798f8f

Split complementary

  1. #8f7979
  2. #798f84
  3. #79848f

Analogous

  1. #8f7984
  2. #8f7979
  3. #8f8479

Triadic

  1. #8f7979
  2. #798f79
  3. #79798f

Tetradic

  1. #8f7979
  2. #8f8f79
  3. #798f8f
  4. #79798f

Square

  1. #8f7979
  2. #848f79
  3. #798f8f
  4. #84798f

Monochromatic

  1. #3c3333
  2. #665555
  3. #8f7979
  4. #b2a3a3
  5. #d5cccc

Shades

#8f7979 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8f7979
  2. #816d6d
  3. #726161
  4. #645555
  5. #564949
  6. #483d3d
  7. #393030
  8. #2b2424
  9. #1d1818
  10. #0e0c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#8f7979 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8f7979
  2. #9a8686
  3. #a59494
  4. #b1a1a1
  5. #bcafaf
  6. #c7bcbc
  7. #d2c9c9
  8. #ddd7d7
  9. #e9e4e4
  10. #f4f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8f7979 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8f7979
  2. #8e7a7a
  3. #8c7a7a
  4. #8b7b7b
  5. #897c7c
  6. #887d7d
  7. #867d7d
  8. #857e7e
  9. #837f7f
  10. #827f7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #857c7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d7c79 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #828079 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #947779 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #847b79 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #877d79 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #927879 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8f7979 {
  color: #8f7979;
}
Background
.bg-8f7979 {
  background-color: #8f7979;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8f7979 {
  border: 2px solid #8f7979;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8f7979;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 121 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 9% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8f7979 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8f7979, #8f8479);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8f7979 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 121 121 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.64 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 8.64 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 8.65 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 10.02 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 10.03 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.16 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.16 #708686 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#8f7979  rgb(143, 121, 121)  hsl(0, 9%, 52%)  Taupe Gray
#798f8f  rgb(121, 143, 143)  hsl(180, 9%, 52%)  Xanadu
#798f79  rgb(121, 143, 121)  hsl(120, 9%, 52%)  Xanadu
#79798f  rgb(121, 121, 143)  hsl(240, 9%, 52%)  Slate Gray