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#77756B

#77756b ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#77756b is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 46.67% red, 45.88% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.68% magenta, 10.08% yellow and 53.33% black. Its hue angle is 50°, with 5.31% saturation and 44.31% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 6.92.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1771

Complementary

  1. #77756b
  2. #6b6d77

Split complementary

  1. #77756b
  2. #6b7377
  3. #6f6b77

Analogous

  1. #776f6b
  2. #77756b
  3. #73776b

Triadic

  1. #77756b
  2. #6b7775
  3. #756b77

Tetradic

  1. #77756b
  2. #6d776b
  3. #6b6d77
  4. #756b77

Square

  1. #77756b
  2. #6b776f
  3. #6b6d77
  4. #776b73

Monochromatic

  1. #262623
  2. #4f4d47
  3. #77756b
  4. #9d9b92
  5. #c1c0ba

Shades

#77756b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #77756b
  2. #6b6960
  3. #5f5e56
  4. #53524b
  5. #474640
  6. #3c3b36
  7. #302f2b
  8. #242320
  9. #181715
  10. #0c0c0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#77756b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #77756b
  2. #85837a
  3. #929189
  4. #a09e97
  5. #adaca6
  6. #bbbab5
  7. #c9c8c4
  8. #d6d6d3
  9. #e4e3e1
  10. #f1f1f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#77756b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #77756b
  2. #78766d
  3. #79776f
  4. #7a7871
  5. #7b7973
  6. #7c7b76
  7. #7c7c78
  8. #7d7d7a
  9. #7e7e7c
  10. #7f7f7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #767571 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #77746a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #78756b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #797372 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #77756b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #78756b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #78746f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-77756b {
  color: #77756b;
}
Background
.bg-77756b {
  background-color: #77756b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-77756b {
  border: 2px solid #77756b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #77756b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 117 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 5% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-77756b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #77756b, #73776b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-77756b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 117 107 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 6.92 #808080 Grey ΔE 6.92 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.03 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.03 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.21 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.80 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 11.30 #888a94 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Gray
#77756b  rgb(119, 117, 107)  hsl(50, 5%, 44%)  Gray
#6b6d77  rgb(107, 109, 119)  hsl(230, 5%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#6b7775  rgb(107, 119, 117)  hsl(170, 5%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#756b77  rgb(117, 107, 119)  hsl(290, 5%, 44%)  Old Lavender