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#77797D

#77797d ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#77797d 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 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.8% cyan, 3.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.98% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 2.46% saturation and 47.84% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 3.61.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1908

Complementary

  1. #77797d
  2. #7d7b77

Split complementary

  1. #77797d
  2. #7d7877
  3. #7c7d77

Analogous

  1. #777c7d
  2. #77797d
  3. #78777d

Triadic

  1. #77797d
  2. #7d7779
  3. #797d77

Tetradic

  1. #77797d
  2. #7b777d
  3. #7d7b77
  4. #797d77

Square

  1. #77797d
  2. #7d777c
  3. #7d7b77
  4. #777d78

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2d2f
  2. #525356
  3. #77797d
  4. #9e9fa3
  5. #c5c6c8

Shades

#77797d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #77797d
  2. #6b6d71
  3. #5f6164
  4. #535558
  5. #47494b
  6. #3c3d3f
  7. #303032
  8. #242426
  9. #181819
  10. #0c0c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#77797d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #77797d
  2. #85868a
  3. #929497
  4. #a0a1a4
  5. #adafb1
  6. #bbbcbe
  7. #c9c9cb
  8. #d6d7d8
  9. #e4e4e5
  10. #f1f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#77797d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #77797d
  2. #787a7d
  3. #797a7e
  4. #7a7b7e
  5. #7b7c7e
  6. #7c7d7f
  7. #7c7d7f
  8. #7d7e7f
  9. #7e7f7f
  10. #7f7f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #78797b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #78797d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #77797d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #767a7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #78797d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #77797d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #76797b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-77797d {
  color: #77797d;
}
Background
.bg-77797d {
  background-color: #77797d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-77797d {
  border: 2px solid #77797d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #77797d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 121 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 2% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-77797d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #77797d, #78777d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-77797d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 121 125 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 3.61 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.61 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 5.46 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.67 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.67 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.75 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 7.10 #888682 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Gray
#77797d  rgb(119, 121, 125)  hsl(220, 2%, 48%)  Gray
#7d7b77  rgb(125, 123, 119)  hsl(40, 2%, 48%)  Gray
#7d7779  rgb(125, 119, 121)  hsl(340, 2%, 48%)  Gray
#797d77  rgb(121, 125, 119)  hsl(100, 2%, 48%)  Battleship Gray