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#8A7080

Taupe · medium warm gray

About #8A7080

With the hex code #8A7080, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 44% green and 50% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 7% yellow and 46% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Taupe — a ΔE of 12.3 — followed by Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #708A7A, a eucalyptus shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 4.71:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

Colour codes

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Red138
Green112
Blue128

Closest named colours

Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 12.3
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 14.4
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 16.5

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

Text on #8A7080

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on taupe #8A7080.
4.46:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on taupe #8A7080.
4.71:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8A7080 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8A7080
Protanopia (no red cones)
#717581
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#77797F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8D7075

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8A7080?

With the hex code #8A7080, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 44% green and 50% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 7% yellow and 46% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #8A7080?

Use black text. Black on #8A7080 has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #8A7080?

Its complementary colour is #708A7A, and analogous partners are #87708A and #8A7073.