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#76797F

#76797f ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#76797f is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 46.27% red, 47.45% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.09% cyan, 4.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.2% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 3.67% saturation and 48.04% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 4.39.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1906

Complementary

  1. #76797f
  2. #7f7c76

Split complementary

  1. #76797f
  2. #7f7876
  3. #7d7f76

Analogous

  1. #767d7f
  2. #76797f
  3. #78767f

Triadic

  1. #76797f
  2. #7f7679
  3. #797f76

Tetradic

  1. #76797f
  2. #7c767f
  3. #7f7c76
  4. #797f76

Square

  1. #76797f
  2. #7f767d
  3. #7f7c76
  4. #767f78

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2d30
  2. #515357
  3. #76797f
  4. #9da0a4
  5. #c5c6c9

Shades

#76797f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #76797f
  2. #6a6d72
  3. #5e6166
  4. #535559
  5. #47494c
  6. #3b3d40
  7. #2f3033
  8. #232426
  9. #181819
  10. #0c0c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#76797f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #76797f
  2. #84868c
  3. #919499
  4. #9fa1a5
  5. #adafb2
  6. #bbbcbf
  7. #c8c9cc
  8. #d6d7d9
  9. #e4e4e5
  10. #f1f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#76797f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #76797f
  2. #777a7f
  3. #787a7f
  4. #797b7f
  5. #7a7c7f
  6. #7b7d80
  7. #7c7d80
  8. #7d7e80
  9. #7e7f80
  10. #7f7f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #78797b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #77797f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #76787f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #747a7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #77797f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #76797f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #757a7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-76797f {
  color: #76797f;
}
Background
.bg-76797f {
  background-color: #76797f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-76797f {
  border: 2px solid #76797f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #76797f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 118 121 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 4% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-76797f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #76797f, #78767f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-76797f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(118 121 127 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 4.39 #808080 Grey ΔE 4.39 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.22 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 6.25 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 6.25 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.03 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.10 #898680 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Gray
#76797f  rgb(118, 121, 127)  hsl(220, 4%, 48%)  Gray
#7f7c76  rgb(127, 124, 118)  hsl(40, 4%, 48%)  Gray
#7f7679  rgb(127, 118, 121)  hsl(340, 4%, 48%)  Taupe Gray
#797f76  rgb(121, 127, 118)  hsl(100, 4%, 48%)  Battleship Gray