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#73787E

#73787e ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#73787e is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.1% red, 47.06% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.73% cyan, 4.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 212.73°, with 4.56% saturation and 47.25% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 4.99.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1858

Complementary

  1. #73787e
  2. #7e7973

Split complementary

  1. #73787e
  2. #7e7373
  3. #7d7e73

Analogous

  1. #737d7e
  2. #73787e
  3. #73737e

Triadic

  1. #73787e
  2. #7e7378
  3. #787e73

Tetradic

  1. #73787e
  2. #79737e
  3. #7e7973
  4. #787e73

Square

  1. #73787e
  2. #7e737d
  3. #7e7973
  4. #737e73

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2c2e
  2. #4e5256
  3. #73787e
  4. #9a9ea3
  5. #c2c5c8

Shades

#73787e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #73787e
  2. #686c71
  3. #5c6065
  4. #515458
  5. #45484c
  6. #3a3c3f
  7. #2e3032
  8. #232426
  9. #171819
  10. #0c0c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#73787e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #73787e
  2. #81868b
  3. #8f9398
  4. #9da1a5
  5. #abaeb2
  6. #b9bcbf
  7. #c7c9cb
  8. #d5d7d8
  9. #e3e4e5
  10. #f1f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#73787e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #73787e
  2. #74797e
  3. #767a7e
  4. #777a7f
  5. #787b7f
  6. #7a7c7f
  7. #7b7d7f
  8. #7c7e7f
  9. #7d7e80
  10. #7f7f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #76787a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #76787e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #75777e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #70797a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #75787e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #74777e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #72797c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-73787e {
  color: #73787e;
}
Background
.bg-73787e {
  background-color: #73787e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-73787e {
  border: 2px solid #73787e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #73787e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 120 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 5% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-73787e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #73787e, #73737e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-73787e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 120 126 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 4.99 #808080 Grey ΔE 4.99 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 5.87 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 5.87 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.74 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.76 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.76 #8c8781 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Gray
#73787e  rgb(115, 120, 126)  hsl(213, 5%, 47%)  Gray
#7e7973  rgb(126, 121, 115)  hsl(33, 5%, 47%)  Gray
#7e7378  rgb(126, 115, 120)  hsl(333, 5%, 47%)  Old Lavender
#787e73  rgb(120, 126, 115)  hsl(93, 5%, 47%)  Xanadu