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#8F9687

#8f9687 ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8f9687 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, 58.82% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 88°, with 6.67% saturation and 55.88% 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 8.03.

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Relative luminance0.294

Complementary

  1. #8f9687
  2. #8e8796

Split complementary

  1. #8f9687
  2. #878796
  3. #958796

Analogous

  1. #969587
  2. #8f9687
  3. #879687

Triadic

  1. #8f9687
  2. #878f96
  3. #96878f

Tetradic

  1. #8f9687
  2. #87968e
  3. #8e8796
  4. #96878f

Square

  1. #8f9687
  2. #879695
  3. #8e8796
  4. #968787

Monochromatic

  1. #42463e
  2. #696f61
  3. #8f9687
  4. #b5bab0
  5. #dbddd9

Shades

#8f9687 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8f9687
  2. #81877a
  3. #72786c
  4. #64695f
  5. #565a51
  6. #484b44
  7. #393c36
  8. #2b2d29
  9. #1d1e1b
  10. #0e0f0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#8f9687 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8f9687
  2. #9aa193
  3. #a5ab9f
  4. #b1b6ab
  5. #bcc0b7
  6. #c7cbc3
  7. #d2d5cf
  8. #dde0db
  9. #e9eae7
  10. #f4f5f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8f9687 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8f9687
  2. #8e9486
  3. #8c9286
  4. #8b8f85
  5. #898d84
  6. #888b84
  7. #868983
  8. #858782
  9. #838481
  10. #828281
  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 #92958f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #989486 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #979388 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #909492 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #949587 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #949487 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f958d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8f9687 {
  color: #8f9687;
}
Background
.bg-8f9687 {
  background-color: #8f9687;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8f9687 {
  border: 2px solid #8f9687;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8f9687;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 150 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 7% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8f9687 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8f9687, #879687);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8f9687 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 150 135 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 8.03 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.33 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.90 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.90 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.06 #808080 Grey ΔE 11.06 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 12.03 #706978 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Xanadu
#8f9687  rgb(143, 150, 135)  hsl(88, 7%, 56%)  Xanadu
#8e8796  rgb(142, 135, 150)  hsl(268, 7%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#878f96  rgb(135, 143, 150)  hsl(208, 7%, 56%)  Light Slate Gray
#96878f  rgb(150, 135, 143)  hsl(328, 7%, 56%)  Taupe Gray