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#807A8A

Taupe · medium cool gray

About #807A8A

#807A8A is a medium, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 48% green and 54% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Taupe (ΔE 8.0), with Slate Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #848A7A (gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 5.07:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red128
Green122
Blue138

Closest named colours

Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 8.0
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 8.2
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 9.7

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #807A8A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on taupe #807A8A.
4.14:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on taupe #807A8A.
5.07:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #807A8A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#807A8A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#777C8B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#787D89
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7F7C7F

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #807A8A?

#807A8A is a medium, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 48% green and 54% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #807A8A?

Use black text. Black on #807A8A has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #807A8A?

Its complementary colour is #848A7A, and analogous partners are #7A7C8A and #887A8A.