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#72777A

#72777a ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#72777a is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 46.67% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.56% cyan, 2.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.16% black. Its hue angle is 202.5°, with 3.39% saturation and 46.27% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 4.74.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1818

Complementary

  1. #72777a
  2. #7a7572

Split complementary

  1. #72777a
  2. #7a7273
  3. #7a7972

Analogous

  1. #727a79
  2. #72777a
  3. #72737a

Triadic

  1. #72777a
  2. #7a7277
  3. #777a72

Tetradic

  1. #72777a
  2. #75727a
  3. #7a7572
  4. #777a72

Square

  1. #72777a
  2. #79727a
  3. #7a7572
  4. #737a72

Monochromatic

  1. #282a2b
  2. #4d5052
  3. #72777a
  4. #999da0
  5. #c0c3c5

Shades

#72777a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72777a
  2. #676b6e
  3. #5b5f62
  4. #505355
  5. #444749
  6. #393c3d
  7. #2e3031
  8. #222425
  9. #171818
  10. #0b0c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#72777a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72777a
  2. #808587
  3. #8e9295
  4. #9ca0a2
  5. #aaadaf
  6. #b9bbbd
  7. #c7c9ca
  8. #d5d6d7
  9. #e3e4e4
  10. #f1f1f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72777a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72777a
  2. #73787b
  3. #75797b
  4. #767a7c
  5. #787b7c
  6. #797c7d
  7. #7a7c7e
  8. #7c7d7e
  9. #7d7e7f
  10. #7f7f7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #757778 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #76777a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #74767a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #707878 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #74777a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #73767a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #717779 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72777a {
  color: #72777a;
}
Background
.bg-72777a {
  background-color: #72777a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72777a {
  border: 2px solid #72777a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72777a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 119 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 3% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72777a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72777a, #72737a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72777a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 119 122 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 4.74 #808080 Grey ΔE 4.74 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 5.87 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 5.87 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.32 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 7.14 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 7.14 #8d8885 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Gray
#72777a  rgb(114, 119, 122)  hsl(203, 3%, 46%)  Gray
#7a7572  rgb(122, 117, 114)  hsl(23, 3%, 46%)  Gray
#7a7277  rgb(122, 114, 119)  hsl(323, 3%, 46%)  Dim Gray
#777a72  rgb(119, 122, 114)  hsl(83, 3%, 46%)  Gray