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#8A807C

Gray · medium neutral

About #8A807C

With the hex code #8A807C, this is a medium gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 50% green and 49% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 46% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Gray — a ΔE of 4.7 — followed by Taupe. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #7C868A, a gray shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 5.46:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

Colour codes

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Red138
Green128
Blue124

Closest named colours

Gray
#808080 · ΔE 4.7
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 5.2
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #8A807C

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on gray #8A807C.
3.85:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on gray #8A807C.
5.46:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8A807C appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8A807C
Protanopia (no red cones)
#82817C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#85837C
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8D7F7F

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8A807C?

With the hex code #8A807C, this is a medium gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 50% green and 49% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 46% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #8A807C?

Use black text. Black on #8A807C has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #8A807C?

Its complementary colour is #7C868A, and analogous partners are #8A7C7F and #8A877C.