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#717F7F

#717f7f ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#717f7f is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.31% red, 49.8% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.02% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.2% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 5.83% saturation and 47.06% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 6.86.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.2022

Complementary

  1. #717f7f
  2. #7f7171

Split complementary

  1. #717f7f
  2. #7f7178
  3. #7f7871

Analogous

  1. #717f78
  2. #717f7f
  3. #71787f

Triadic

  1. #717f7f
  2. #7f717f
  3. #7f7f71

Tetradic

  1. #717f7f
  2. #71717f
  3. #7f7171
  4. #7f7f71

Square

  1. #717f7f
  2. #78717f
  3. #7f7171
  4. #787f71

Monochromatic

  1. #292e2e
  2. #4d5757
  3. #717f7f
  4. #99a4a4
  5. #c1c8c8

Shades

#717f7f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #717f7f
  2. #667272
  3. #5a6666
  4. #4f5959
  5. #444c4c
  6. #394040
  7. #2d3333
  8. #222626
  9. #171919
  10. #0b0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#717f7f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #717f7f
  2. #7f8c8c
  3. #8d9999
  4. #9ca5a5
  5. #aab2b2
  6. #b8bfbf
  7. #c6cccc
  8. #d4d9d9
  9. #e3e5e5
  10. #f1f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#717f7f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #717f7f
  2. #737f7f
  3. #747f7f
  4. #767f7f
  5. #777f7f
  6. #798080
  7. #7a8080
  8. #7c8080
  9. #7d8080
  10. #7f8080
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #787d7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d7d7f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a7b7f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6d807f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #787e7f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #777d7f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6f807f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-717f7f {
  color: #717f7f;
}
Background
.bg-717f7f {
  background-color: #717f7f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-717f7f {
  border: 2px solid #717f7f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #717f7f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 113 127 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 6% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-717f7f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #717f7f, #71787f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-717f7f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(113 127 127 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 6.86 #808080 Grey ΔE 6.86 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.13 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 7.53 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.09 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 8.09 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.09 #8e8080 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Gray
#717f7f  rgb(113, 127, 127)  hsl(180, 6%, 47%)  Gray
#7f7171  rgb(127, 113, 113)  hsl(0, 6%, 47%)  Old Lavender
#7f717f  rgb(127, 113, 127)  hsl(300, 6%, 47%)  Old Lavender
#7f7f71  rgb(127, 127, 113)  hsl(60, 6%, 47%)  Battleship Gray