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#79706F

#79706f ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#79706f is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 43.92% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.44% magenta, 8.26% yellow and 52.55% black. Its hue angle is 6°, with 4.31% saturation and 45.49% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 5.85.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.168

Complementary

  1. #79706f
  2. #6f7879

Split complementary

  1. #79706f
  2. #6f7975
  3. #6f7379

Analogous

  1. #796f73
  2. #79706f
  3. #79756f

Triadic

  1. #79706f
  2. #6f7970
  3. #706f79

Tetradic

  1. #79706f
  2. #78796f
  3. #6f7879
  4. #706f79

Square

  1. #79706f
  2. #73796f
  3. #6f7879
  4. #756f79

Monochromatic

  1. #292626
  2. #514b4a
  3. #79706f
  4. #9f9796
  5. #c3bebe

Shades

#79706f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79706f
  2. #6d6564
  3. #615a59
  4. #554e4e
  5. #494343
  6. #3d3838
  7. #302d2c
  8. #242221
  9. #181616
  10. #0c0b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#79706f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79706f
  2. #867e7d
  3. #948d8c
  4. #a19b9a
  5. #afa9a9
  6. #bcb8b7
  7. #c9c6c5
  8. #d7d4d4
  9. #e4e2e2
  10. #f2f1f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79706f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79706f
  2. #7a7271
  3. #7a7372
  4. #7b7574
  5. #7c7676
  6. #7d7878
  7. #7d7a79
  8. #7e7b7b
  9. #7f7d7d
  10. #7f7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #757171 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #72716f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #74736f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7b6f70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #75716f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #76726f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a6f6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79706f {
  color: #79706f;
}
Background
.bg-79706f {
  background-color: #79706f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-79706f {
  border: 2px solid #79706f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79706f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 112 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 6 4% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79706f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79706f, #79756f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79706f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 112 111 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 5.85 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 5.85 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.29 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.29 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.55 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.71 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 9.39 #868f90 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#79706f  rgb(121, 112, 111)  hsl(6, 4%, 45%)  Dim Gray
#6f7879  rgb(111, 120, 121)  hsl(186, 4%, 45%)  Gray
#6f7970  rgb(111, 121, 112)  hsl(126, 4%, 45%)  Xanadu
#706f79  rgb(112, 111, 121)  hsl(246, 4%, 45%)  Dim Gray