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#777978

#777978 ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#777978 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, 47.45% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.65% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.83% yellow and 52.55% black. Its hue angle is 150°, with 0.83% saturation and 47.06% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 3.24.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1895

Complementary

  1. #777978
  2. #797778

Split complementary

  1. #777978
  2. #797779
  3. #797777

Analogous

  1. #777977
  2. #777978
  3. #777979

Triadic

  1. #777978
  2. #787779
  3. #797877

Tetradic

  1. #777978
  2. #777879
  3. #797778
  4. #797877

Square

  1. #777978
  2. #777779
  3. #797778
  4. #797977

Monochromatic

  1. #2b2c2c
  2. #515252
  3. #777978
  4. #9d9f9e
  5. #c4c5c5

Shades

#777978 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #777978
  2. #6b6d6c
  3. #5f6160
  4. #535554
  5. #474948
  6. #3c3d3c
  7. #303030
  8. #242424
  9. #181818
  10. #0c0c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#777978 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #777978
  2. #858686
  3. #929493
  4. #a0a1a1
  5. #adafae
  6. #bbbcbc
  7. #c9c9c9
  8. #d6d7d7
  9. #e4e4e4
  10. #f1f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#777978 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #777978
  2. #787a79
  3. #797a7a
  4. #7a7b7a
  5. #7b7c7b
  6. #7c7d7c
  7. #7c7d7d
  8. #7d7e7e
  9. #7e7f7e
  10. #7f7f7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #787978 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #797978 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #787878 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #777979 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #787978 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #787978 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #777978 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-777978 {
  color: #777978;
}
Background
.bg-777978 {
  background-color: #777978;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-777978 {
  border: 2px solid #777978;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #777978;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 121 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 150 1% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-777978 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #777978, #777979);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-777978 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 121 120 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 3.24 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.24 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 4.50 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.27 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.27 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.85 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.17 #888687 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Gray
#777978  rgb(119, 121, 120)  hsl(150, 1%, 47%)  Gray
#797778  rgb(121, 119, 120)  hsl(330, 1%, 47%)  Gray
#787779  rgb(120, 119, 121)  hsl(270, 1%, 47%)  Gray
#797877  rgb(121, 120, 119)  hsl(30, 1%, 47%)  Gray