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#77787B

#77787b ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#77787b 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 48.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.25% cyan, 2.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.76% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 1.65% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 3.56.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1878

Complementary

  1. #77787b
  2. #7b7a77

Split complementary

  1. #77787b
  2. #7b7877
  3. #7a7b77

Analogous

  1. #777a7b
  2. #77787b
  3. #78777b

Triadic

  1. #77787b
  2. #7b7778
  3. #787b77

Tetradic

  1. #77787b
  2. #7a777b
  3. #7b7a77
  4. #787b77

Square

  1. #77787b
  2. #7b777a
  3. #7b7a77
  4. #777b78

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2c2d
  2. #515254
  3. #77787b
  4. #9e9ea1
  5. #c5c5c6

Shades

#77787b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #77787b
  2. #6b6c6f
  3. #5f6062
  4. #535456
  5. #47484a
  6. #3c3c3e
  7. #303031
  8. #242425
  9. #181819
  10. #0c0c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#77787b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #77787b
  2. #858688
  3. #929395
  4. #a0a1a3
  5. #adaeb0
  6. #bbbcbd
  7. #c9c9ca
  8. #d6d7d7
  9. #e4e4e5
  10. #f1f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#77787b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #77787b
  2. #78797c
  3. #797a7c
  4. #7a7a7d
  5. #7b7b7d
  6. #7c7c7e
  7. #7c7d7e
  8. #7d7e7f
  9. #7e7e7f
  10. #7f7f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #787879 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #77787b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #77787b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #767979 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #77787b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #77787b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #77787a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-77787b {
  color: #77787b;
}
Background
.bg-77787b {
  background-color: #77787b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-77787b {
  border: 2px solid #77787b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #77787b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 120 123;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 2% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-77787b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #77787b, #78777b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-77787b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 120 123 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 3.56 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.56 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 5.42 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.16 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.16 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.77 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 7.83 #888784 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Gray
#77787b  rgb(119, 120, 123)  hsl(225, 2%, 47%)  Gray
#7b7a77  rgb(123, 122, 119)  hsl(45, 2%, 47%)  Gray
#7b7778  rgb(123, 119, 120)  hsl(345, 2%, 47%)  Gray
#787b77  rgb(120, 123, 119)  hsl(105, 2%, 47%)  Gray