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#787A7B

#787a7b ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#787a7b 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 48.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.44% cyan, 0.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.76% black. Its hue angle is 200°, with 1.23% saturation and 47.65% 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 2.7.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1934

Complementary

  1. #787a7b
  2. #7b7978

Split complementary

  1. #787a7b
  2. #7b7879
  3. #7b7b78

Analogous

  1. #787b7b
  2. #787a7b
  3. #78797b

Triadic

  1. #787a7b
  2. #7b787a
  3. #7a7b78

Tetradic

  1. #787a7b
  2. #79787b
  3. #7b7978
  4. #7a7b78

Square

  1. #787a7b
  2. #7b787b
  3. #7b7978
  4. #797b78

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2d2e
  2. #525454
  3. #787a7b
  4. #9fa0a1
  5. #c5c6c7

Shades

#787a7b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #787a7b
  2. #6c6e6f
  3. #606262
  4. #545556
  5. #48494a
  6. #3c3d3e
  7. #303131
  8. #242525
  9. #181819
  10. #0c0c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#787a7b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #787a7b
  2. #868788
  3. #939595
  4. #a1a2a3
  5. #aeafb0
  6. #bcbdbd
  7. #c9caca
  8. #d7d7d7
  9. #e4e4e5
  10. #f2f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#787a7b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #787a7b
  2. #797b7c
  3. #7a7b7c
  4. #7a7c7d
  5. #7b7c7d
  6. #7c7d7e
  7. #7d7e7e
  8. #7e7e7f
  9. #7e7f7f
  10. #7f7f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #797a7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #797a7b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #79797b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #777a7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #797a7b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #797a7b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #787a7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-787a7b {
  color: #787a7b;
}
Background
.bg-787a7b {
  background-color: #787a7b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-787a7b {
  border: 2px solid #787a7b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #787a7b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 122 123;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 1% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-787a7b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #787a7b, #78797b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-787a7b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 122 123 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 2.70 #808080 Grey ΔE 2.70 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 4.33 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.67 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.67 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.04 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.10 #878584 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Gray
#787a7b  rgb(120, 122, 123)  hsl(200, 1%, 48%)  Gray
#7b7978  rgb(123, 121, 120)  hsl(20, 1%, 48%)  Gray
#7b787a  rgb(123, 120, 122)  hsl(320, 1%, 48%)  Gray
#7a7b78  rgb(122, 123, 120)  hsl(80, 1%, 48%)  Gray