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#747E7B

#747e7b ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#747e7b 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, 49.41% green and 48.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.38% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 162°, with 4.13% saturation and 47.45% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 5.9.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.2006

Complementary

  1. #747e7b
  2. #7e7477

Split complementary

  1. #747e7b
  2. #7e747c
  3. #7e7674

Analogous

  1. #747e76
  2. #747e7b
  3. #747c7e

Triadic

  1. #747e7b
  2. #7b747e
  3. #7e7b74

Tetradic

  1. #747e7b
  2. #74777e
  3. #7e7477
  4. #7e7b74

Square

  1. #747e7b
  2. #76747e
  3. #7e7477
  4. #7c7e74

Monochromatic

  1. #2b2e2d
  2. #4f5654
  3. #747e7b
  4. #9ba3a1
  5. #c3c8c6

Shades

#747e7b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #747e7b
  2. #68716f
  3. #5d6562
  4. #515856
  5. #464c4a
  6. #3a3f3e
  7. #2e3231
  8. #232625
  9. #171919
  10. #0c0d0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#747e7b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #747e7b
  2. #828b88
  3. #909895
  4. #9ea5a3
  5. #acb2b0
  6. #babfbd
  7. #c7cbca
  8. #d5d8d7
  9. #e3e5e5
  10. #f1f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#747e7b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #747e7b
  2. #757e7c
  3. #767e7c
  4. #787f7d
  5. #797f7d
  6. #7a7f7e
  7. #7b7f7e
  8. #7c7f7f
  9. #7e807f
  10. #7f8080
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #797d7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d7d7b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b7b7b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #727e7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a7d7b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #787c7b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #737e7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-747e7b {
  color: #747e7b;
}
Background
.bg-747e7b {
  background-color: #747e7b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-747e7b {
  border: 2px solid #747e7b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #747e7b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 126 123;
  --color-primary-hsl: 162 4% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-747e7b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #747e7b, #747c7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-747e7b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 126 123 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 5.90 #808080 Grey ΔE 5.90 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.01 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 6.87 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.34 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 9.34 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.53 #8b8184 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Gray
#747e7b  rgb(116, 126, 123)  hsl(162, 4%, 47%)  Gray
#7e7477  rgb(126, 116, 119)  hsl(342, 4%, 47%)  Taupe Gray
#7b747e  rgb(123, 116, 126)  hsl(282, 4%, 47%)  Old Lavender
#7e7b74  rgb(126, 123, 116)  hsl(42, 4%, 47%)  Gray