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#757C7D

#757c7d ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#757c7d is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.88% red, 48.63% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.4% cyan, 0.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.98% black. Its hue angle is 187.5°, with 3.31% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 4.12.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1968

Complementary

  1. #757c7d
  2. #7d7675

Split complementary

  1. #757c7d
  2. #7d7578
  3. #7d7a75

Analogous

  1. #757d7a
  2. #757c7d
  3. #75787d

Triadic

  1. #757c7d
  2. #7d757c
  3. #7c7d75

Tetradic

  1. #757c7d
  2. #76757d
  3. #7d7675
  4. #7c7d75

Square

  1. #757c7d
  2. #7a757d
  3. #7d7675
  4. #787d75

Monochromatic

  1. #2b2e2e
  2. #505555
  3. #757c7d
  4. #9ca2a2
  5. #c4c7c7

Shades

#757c7d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #757c7d
  2. #697071
  3. #5e6364
  4. #525758
  5. #464a4b
  6. #3b3e3f
  7. #2f3232
  8. #232526
  9. #171919
  10. #0c0c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#757c7d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #757c7d
  2. #83898a
  3. #919697
  4. #9ea3a4
  5. #acb0b1
  6. #babebe
  7. #c8cbcb
  8. #d6d8d8
  9. #e3e5e5
  10. #f1f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#757c7d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #757c7d
  2. #767c7d
  3. #777d7e
  4. #787d7e
  5. #797e7e
  6. #7b7e7f
  7. #7c7e7f
  8. #7d7f7f
  9. #7e7f7f
  10. #7f8080
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #787b7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b7b7d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #797a7d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #737d7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #787c7d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #787b7d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #747c7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-757c7d {
  color: #757c7d;
}
Background
.bg-757c7d {
  background-color: #757c7d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-757c7d {
  border: 2px solid #757c7d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #757c7d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 117 124 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 3% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-757c7d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #757c7d, #75787d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-757c7d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(117 124 125 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 4.12 #808080 Grey ΔE 4.12 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 5.07 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 7.34 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 7.34 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.83 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.83 #8a8382 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Gray
#757c7d  rgb(117, 124, 125)  hsl(188, 3%, 47%)  Gray
#7d7675  rgb(125, 118, 117)  hsl(8, 3%, 47%)  Gray
#7d757c  rgb(125, 117, 124)  hsl(308, 3%, 47%)  Taupe Gray
#7c7d75  rgb(124, 125, 117)  hsl(68, 3%, 47%)  Battleship Gray