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#787978

#787978 ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#787978 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 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.83% yellow and 52.55% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 0.41% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 2.98.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1902

Complementary

  1. #787978
  2. #797879

Split complementary

  1. #787978
  2. #787879
  3. #797878

Analogous

  1. #787978
  2. #787978
  3. #787978

Triadic

  1. #787978
  2. #787879
  3. #797878

Tetradic

  1. #787978
  2. #787979
  3. #797879
  4. #797878

Square

  1. #787978
  2. #787879
  3. #797879
  4. #797878

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2c2c
  2. #525352
  3. #787978
  4. #9e9f9e
  5. #c5c5c5

Shades

#787978 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #787978
  2. #6c6d6c
  3. #606160
  4. #545554
  5. #484948
  6. #3c3d3c
  7. #303030
  8. #242424
  9. #181818
  10. #0c0c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#787978 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #787978
  2. #868686
  3. #939493
  4. #a1a1a1
  5. #aeafae
  6. #bcbcbc
  7. #c9c9c9
  8. #d7d7d7
  9. #e4e4e4
  10. #f2f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#787978 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #787978
  2. #797a79
  3. #7a7a7a
  4. #7a7b7a
  5. #7b7c7b
  6. #7c7d7c
  7. #7d7d7d
  8. #7e7e7e
  9. #7e7f7e
  10. #7f7f7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.8:1 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 #797978 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #787979 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #797978 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #797978 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #787978 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-787978 {
  color: #787978;
}
Background
.bg-787978 {
  background-color: #787978;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-787978 {
  border: 2px solid #787978;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #787978;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 121 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 0% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-787978 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #787978, #787978);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-787978 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 121 120 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 2.98 #808080 Grey ΔE 2.98 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 4.33 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.26 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.26 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.49 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.37 #878687 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Gray
#787978  rgb(120, 121, 120)  hsl(120, 0%, 47%)  Gray
#797879  rgb(121, 120, 121)  hsl(300, 0%, 47%)  Gray
#787879  rgb(120, 120, 121)  hsl(240, 0%, 47%)  Gray
#797878  rgb(121, 120, 120)  hsl(0, 0%, 47%)  Gray