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#787A77

#787a77 ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#787a77 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, 47.84% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.64% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.46% yellow and 52.16% black. Its hue angle is 100°, with 1.24% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 3.47.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1924

Complementary

  1. #787a77
  2. #79777a

Split complementary

  1. #787a77
  2. #77777a
  3. #7a7779

Analogous

  1. #797a77
  2. #787a77
  3. #777a77

Triadic

  1. #787a77
  2. #77787a
  3. #7a7778

Tetradic

  1. #787a77
  2. #777a79
  3. #79777a
  4. #7a7778

Square

  1. #787a77
  2. #77797a
  3. #79777a
  4. #7a7777

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2d2b
  2. #525351
  3. #787a77
  4. #9ea09e
  5. #c5c6c4

Shades

#787a77 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #787a77
  2. #6c6e6b
  3. #60625f
  4. #545553
  5. #484947
  6. #3c3d3c
  7. #303130
  8. #242524
  9. #181818
  10. #0c0c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#787a77 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #787a77
  2. #868785
  3. #939592
  4. #a1a2a0
  5. #aeafad
  6. #bcbdbb
  7. #c9cac9
  8. #d7d7d6
  9. #e4e4e4
  10. #f2f2f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#787a77 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #787a77
  2. #797b78
  3. #7a7b79
  4. #7a7c7a
  5. #7b7c7b
  6. #7c7d7c
  7. #7d7e7c
  8. #7e7e7d
  9. #7e7f7e
  10. #7f7f7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #797a78 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a7977 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a7977 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #787a79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #797a77 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #797a77 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #787a78 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-787a77 {
  color: #787a77;
}
Background
.bg-787a77 {
  background-color: #787a77;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-787a77 {
  border: 2px solid #787a77;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #787a77;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 122 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 100 1% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-787a77 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #787a77, #777a77);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-787a77 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 122 119 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 3.47 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.47 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 4.25 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.86 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.86 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.45 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.90 #878588 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Gray
#787a77  rgb(120, 122, 119)  hsl(100, 1%, 47%)  Gray
#79777a  rgb(121, 119, 122)  hsl(280, 1%, 47%)  Gray
#77787a  rgb(119, 120, 122)  hsl(220, 1%, 47%)  Gray
#7a7778  rgb(122, 119, 120)  hsl(340, 1%, 47%)  Gray