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#77787A

#77787a ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#77787a 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, 47.06% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.46% cyan, 1.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.16% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 1.24% saturation and 47.25% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 3.36.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1876

Complementary

  1. #77787a
  2. #7a7977

Split complementary

  1. #77787a
  2. #7a7777
  3. #797a77

Analogous

  1. #77797a
  2. #77787a
  3. #77777a

Triadic

  1. #77787a
  2. #7a7778
  3. #787a77

Tetradic

  1. #77787a
  2. #79777a
  3. #7a7977
  4. #787a77

Square

  1. #77787a
  2. #7a7779
  3. #7a7977
  4. #777a77

Monochromatic

  1. #2b2c2d
  2. #515253
  3. #77787a
  4. #9e9ea0
  5. #c4c5c6

Shades

#77787a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #77787a
  2. #6b6c6e
  3. #5f6062
  4. #535455
  5. #474849
  6. #3c3c3d
  7. #303031
  8. #242425
  9. #181818
  10. #0c0c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#77787a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #77787a
  2. #858687
  3. #929395
  4. #a0a1a2
  5. #adaeaf
  6. #bbbcbd
  7. #c9c9ca
  8. #d6d7d7
  9. #e4e4e4
  10. #f1f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#77787a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #77787a
  2. #78797b
  3. #797a7b
  4. #7a7a7c
  5. #7b7b7c
  6. #7c7c7d
  7. #7c7d7e
  8. #7d7e7e
  9. #7e7e7f
  10. #7f7f7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #787879 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #77787a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #77787a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #767879 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #77787a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #77787a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #777879 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-77787a {
  color: #77787a;
}
Background
.bg-77787a {
  background-color: #77787a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-77787a {
  border: 2px solid #77787a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #77787a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 120 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 1% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-77787a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #77787a, #77777a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-77787a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 120 122 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 3.36 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.36 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 5.15 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.00 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.00 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.94 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.15 #888785 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Gray
#77787a  rgb(119, 120, 122)  hsl(220, 1%, 47%)  Gray
#7a7977  rgb(122, 121, 119)  hsl(40, 1%, 47%)  Gray
#7a7778  rgb(122, 119, 120)  hsl(340, 1%, 47%)  Gray
#787a77  rgb(120, 122, 119)  hsl(100, 1%, 47%)  Gray