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#74787D

#74787d ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#74787d is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 47.06% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.2% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.98% black. Its hue angle is 213.33°, with 3.73% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 4.52.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1863

Complementary

  1. #74787d
  2. #7d7974

Split complementary

  1. #74787d
  2. #7d7474
  3. #7c7d74

Analogous

  1. #747c7d
  2. #74787d
  3. #74747d

Triadic

  1. #74787d
  2. #7d7478
  3. #787d74

Tetradic

  1. #74787d
  2. #79747d
  3. #7d7974
  4. #787d74

Square

  1. #74787d
  2. #7d747c
  3. #7d7974
  4. #747d74

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2c2e
  2. #4f5255
  3. #74787d
  4. #9b9ea2
  5. #c3c5c7

Shades

#74787d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #74787d
  2. #686c71
  3. #5d6064
  4. #515458
  5. #46484b
  6. #3a3c3f
  7. #2e3032
  8. #232426
  9. #171819
  10. #0c0c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#74787d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #74787d
  2. #82868a
  3. #909397
  4. #9ea1a4
  5. #acaeb1
  6. #babcbe
  7. #c7c9cb
  8. #d5d7d8
  9. #e3e4e5
  10. #f1f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#74787d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #74787d
  2. #75797d
  3. #767a7e
  4. #787a7e
  5. #797b7e
  6. #7a7c7f
  7. #7b7d7f
  8. #7c7e7f
  9. #7e7e7f
  10. #7f7f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #76787a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #76787d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #75777d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #72797a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #75787d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75777d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #73797b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-74787d {
  color: #74787d;
}
Background
.bg-74787d {
  background-color: #74787d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-74787d {
  border: 2px solid #74787d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #74787d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 120 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 4% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-74787d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #74787d, #74747d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-74787d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 120 125 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 4.52 #808080 Grey ΔE 4.52 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.30 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 6.40 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 6.40 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.50 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.50 #8b8782 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Gray
#74787d  rgb(116, 120, 125)  hsl(213, 4%, 47%)  Gray
#7d7974  rgb(125, 121, 116)  hsl(33, 4%, 47%)  Gray
#7d7478  rgb(125, 116, 120)  hsl(333, 4%, 47%)  Taupe Gray
#787d74  rgb(120, 125, 116)  hsl(93, 4%, 47%)  Battleship Gray