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#787A7A

#787a7a ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#787a7a 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 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.64% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.16% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 0.83% saturation and 47.45% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 2.73.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1932

Complementary

  1. #787a7a
  2. #7a7878

Split complementary

  1. #787a7a
  2. #7a7879
  3. #7a7978

Analogous

  1. #787a79
  2. #787a7a
  3. #78797a

Triadic

  1. #787a7a
  2. #7a787a
  3. #7a7a78

Tetradic

  1. #787a7a
  2. #78787a
  3. #7a7878
  4. #7a7a78

Square

  1. #787a7a
  2. #79787a
  3. #7a7878
  4. #797a78

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2d2d
  2. #525353
  3. #787a7a
  4. #9ea0a0
  5. #c5c6c6

Shades

#787a7a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #787a7a
  2. #6c6e6e
  3. #606262
  4. #545555
  5. #484949
  6. #3c3d3d
  7. #303131
  8. #242525
  9. #181818
  10. #0c0c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#787a7a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #787a7a
  2. #868787
  3. #939595
  4. #a1a2a2
  5. #aeafaf
  6. #bcbdbd
  7. #c9caca
  8. #d7d7d7
  9. #e4e4e4
  10. #f2f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#787a7a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #787a7a
  2. #797b7b
  3. #7a7b7b
  4. #7a7c7c
  5. #7b7c7c
  6. #7c7d7d
  7. #7d7e7e
  8. #7e7e7e
  9. #7e7f7f
  10. #7f7f7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #797a7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a7a7a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #79797a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #777a7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #797a7a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #797a7a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #787a7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-787a7a {
  color: #787a7a;
}
Background
.bg-787a7a {
  background-color: #787a7a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-787a7a {
  border: 2px solid #787a7a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #787a7a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 122 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 1% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-787a7a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #787a7a, #78797a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-787a7a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 122 122 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 2.73 #808080 Grey ΔE 2.73 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 4.18 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.64 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.64 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.30 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.56 #878585 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Gray
#787a7a  rgb(120, 122, 122)  hsl(180, 1%, 47%)  Gray
#7a7878  rgb(122, 120, 120)  hsl(0, 1%, 47%)  Gray
#7a787a  rgb(122, 120, 122)  hsl(300, 1%, 47%)  Gray
#7a7a78  rgb(122, 122, 120)  hsl(60, 1%, 47%)  Gray