#8A7591
Taupe · medium cool gray
About #8A7591
#8A7591 is a medium, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 46% green and 57% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Taupe and Slate Gray (ΔE 15.6), with Slate Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #7C9175 (eucalyptus), its complementary partner.
Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 5.03:1, a WCAG AA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #8A7591?
#8A7591 is a medium, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 46% green and 57% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #8A7591?
Use black text. Black on #8A7591 has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8A7591?
Its complementary colour is #7C9175, and analogous partners are #7C7591 and #91758A.