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#787A7E

#787a7e ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#787a7e 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 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.76% cyan, 3.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 2.44% saturation and 48.24% 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 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 3.32.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1942

Complementary

  1. #787a7e
  2. #7e7c78

Split complementary

  1. #787a7e
  2. #7e7978
  3. #7d7e78

Analogous

  1. #787d7e
  2. #787a7e
  3. #79787e

Triadic

  1. #787a7e
  2. #7e787a
  3. #7a7e78

Tetradic

  1. #787a7e
  2. #7c787e
  3. #7e7c78
  4. #7a7e78

Square

  1. #787a7e
  2. #7e787d
  3. #7e7c78
  4. #787e79

Monochromatic

  1. #2d2e30
  2. #535457
  3. #787a7e
  4. #9fa0a4
  5. #c6c7c9

Shades

#787a7e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #787a7e
  2. #6c6e71
  3. #606265
  4. #545558
  5. #48494c
  6. #3c3d3f
  7. #303132
  8. #242526
  9. #181819
  10. #0c0c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#787a7e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #787a7e
  2. #86878b
  3. #939598
  4. #a1a2a5
  5. #aeafb2
  6. #bcbdbf
  7. #c9cacb
  8. #d7d7d8
  9. #e4e4e5
  10. #f2f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#787a7e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #787a7e
  2. #797b7e
  3. #7a7b7e
  4. #7a7c7f
  5. #7b7c7f
  6. #7c7d7f
  7. #7d7e7f
  8. #7e7e7f
  9. #7e7f80
  10. #7f7f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #797a7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #797a7e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #787a7e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #777b7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #797a7e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #787a7e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #777a7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-787a7e {
  color: #787a7e;
}
Background
.bg-787a7e {
  background-color: #787a7e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-787a7e {
  border: 2px solid #787a7e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #787a7e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 122 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 2% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-787a7e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #787a7e, #79787e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-787a7e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 122 126 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 3.32 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.32 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 5.16 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.44 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 7.00 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 7.00 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.05 #878581 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Gray
#787a7e  rgb(120, 122, 126)  hsl(220, 2%, 48%)  Gray
#7e7c78  rgb(126, 124, 120)  hsl(40, 2%, 48%)  Gray
#7e787a  rgb(126, 120, 122)  hsl(340, 2%, 48%)  Gray
#7a7e78  rgb(122, 126, 120)  hsl(100, 2%, 48%)  Battleship Gray