#8A7E80
Taupe · medium neutral
About #8A7E80
#8A7E80 is a near-neutral, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 49% green and 50% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 7% yellow and 46% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Taupe (ΔE 3.5); Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #7E8A88 — a gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #8A7E80 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 5.38:1 (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 #8A7E80?
#8A7E80 is a near-neutral, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 49% green and 50% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 7% yellow and 46% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #8A7E80?
Use black text. Black on #8A7E80 has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8A7E80?
Its complementary colour is #7E8A88, and analogous partners are #8A7E86 and #8A827E.