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#757F7F

#757f7f ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#757f7f 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, 49.8% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.87% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.2% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 4.1% saturation and 47.84% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 5.17.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.2049

Complementary

  1. #757f7f
  2. #7f7575

Split complementary

  1. #757f7f
  2. #7f757a
  3. #7f7a75

Analogous

  1. #757f7a
  2. #757f7f
  3. #757a7f

Triadic

  1. #757f7f
  2. #7f757f
  3. #7f7f75

Tetradic

  1. #757f7f
  2. #75757f
  3. #7f7575
  4. #7f7f75

Square

  1. #757f7f
  2. #7a757f
  3. #7f7575
  4. #7a7f75

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2f2f
  2. #505757
  3. #757f7f
  4. #9ca4a4
  5. #c4c9c9

Shades

#757f7f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #757f7f
  2. #697272
  3. #5e6666
  4. #525959
  5. #464c4c
  6. #3b4040
  7. #2f3333
  8. #232626
  9. #171919
  10. #0c0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#757f7f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #757f7f
  2. #838c8c
  3. #919999
  4. #9ea5a5
  5. #acb2b2
  6. #babfbf
  7. #c8cccc
  8. #d6d9d9
  9. #e3e5e5
  10. #f1f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#757f7f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #757f7f
  2. #767f7f
  3. #777f7f
  4. #787f7f
  5. #797f7f
  6. #7b8080
  7. #7c8080
  8. #7d8080
  9. #7e8080
  10. #7f8080
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a7e7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e7e7f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b7c7f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #72807f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a7e7f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #797d7f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #737f7f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-757f7f {
  color: #757f7f;
}
Background
.bg-757f7f {
  background-color: #757f7f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-757f7f {
  border: 2px solid #757f7f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #757f7f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 117 127 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 4% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-757f7f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #757f7f, #757a7f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-757f7f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(117 127 127 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 5.17 #808080 Grey ΔE 5.17 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 5.53 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 7.76 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 7.76 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 8.25 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 8.74 #8a8080 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Gray
#757f7f  rgb(117, 127, 127)  hsl(180, 4%, 48%)  Gray
#7f7575  rgb(127, 117, 117)  hsl(0, 4%, 48%)  Gray
#7f757f  rgb(127, 117, 127)  hsl(300, 4%, 48%)  Old Lavender
#7f7f75  rgb(127, 127, 117)  hsl(60, 4%, 48%)  Battleship Gray