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#787974

#787974 ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#787974 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 47.45% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.13% yellow and 52.55% black. Its hue angle is 72°, with 2.11% saturation and 46.47% 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 4.26.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1893

Complementary

  1. #787974
  2. #757479

Split complementary

  1. #787974
  2. #747579
  3. #777479

Analogous

  1. #797774
  2. #787974
  3. #757974

Triadic

  1. #787974
  2. #747879
  3. #797478

Tetradic

  1. #787974
  2. #747975
  3. #757479
  4. #797478

Square

  1. #787974
  2. #747977
  3. #757479
  4. #797475

Monochromatic

  1. #2b2b29
  2. #51524f
  3. #787974
  4. #9e9f9b
  5. #c4c4c2

Shades

#787974 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #787974
  2. #6c6d68
  3. #60615d
  4. #545551
  5. #484946
  6. #3c3d3a
  7. #30302e
  8. #242423
  9. #181817
  10. #0c0c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#787974 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #787974
  2. #868682
  3. #939490
  4. #a1a19e
  5. #aeafac
  6. #bcbcba
  7. #c9c9c7
  8. #d7d7d5
  9. #e4e4e3
  10. #f2f2f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#787974 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #787974
  2. #797a75
  3. #7a7a76
  4. #7a7b78
  5. #7b7c79
  6. #7c7d7a
  7. #7d7d7b
  8. #7e7e7c
  9. #7e7f7e
  10. #7f7f7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #787977 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a7874 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a7874 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #797878 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #797974 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #797974 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #787976 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-787974 {
  color: #787974;
}
Background
.bg-787974 {
  background-color: #787974;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-787974 {
  border: 2px solid #787974;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #787974;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 121 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 2% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-787974 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #787974, #757974);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-787974 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 121 116 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 4.26 #808080 Grey ΔE 4.26 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 4.79 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.82 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.82 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.12 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.82 #87868b Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Gray
#787974  rgb(120, 121, 116)  hsl(72, 2%, 46%)  Gray
#757479  rgb(117, 116, 121)  hsl(252, 2%, 46%)  Gray
#747879  rgb(116, 120, 121)  hsl(192, 2%, 46%)  Gray
#797478  rgb(121, 116, 120)  hsl(312, 2%, 46%)  Gray