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#797365

#797365 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#797365 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, 45.1% green and 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.96% magenta, 16.53% yellow and 52.55% black. Its hue angle is 42°, with 9.01% saturation and 43.53% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 8.26.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1727

Complementary

  1. #797365
  2. #656b79

Split complementary

  1. #797365
  2. #657579
  3. #696579

Analogous

  1. #796965
  2. #797365
  3. #757965

Triadic

  1. #797365
  2. #657973
  3. #736579

Tetradic

  1. #797365
  2. #6b7965
  3. #656b79
  4. #736579

Square

  1. #797365
  2. #657969
  3. #656b79
  4. #796575

Monochromatic

  1. #26241f
  2. #4f4b42
  3. #797365
  4. #9f998c
  5. #c2beb5

Shades

#797365 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #797365
  2. #6d685b
  3. #615c51
  4. #555147
  5. #49453d
  6. #3d3a33
  7. #302e28
  8. #24231e
  9. #181714
  10. #0c0c0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#797365 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #797365
  2. #868174
  3. #948f84
  4. #a19d93
  5. #afaba3
  6. #bcb9b2
  7. #c9c7c1
  8. #d7d5d1
  9. #e4e3e0
  10. #f2f1f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#797365 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #797365
  2. #7a7468
  3. #7a766a
  4. #7b776d
  5. #7c7870
  6. #7d7a73
  7. #7d7b75
  8. #7e7c78
  9. #7f7d7b
  10. #7f7f7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #76736e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #777264 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #787465 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7d716f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #787365 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #787465 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b726b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-797365 {
  color: #797365;
}
Background
.bg-797365 {
  background-color: #797365;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-797365 {
  border: 2px solid #797365;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #797365;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 115 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 9% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-797365 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #797365, #757965);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-797365 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 115 101 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.26 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.26 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.75 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.75 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.92 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 11.27 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 12.56 #868c9a Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#797365  rgb(121, 115, 101)  hsl(42, 9%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#656b79  rgb(101, 107, 121)  hsl(222, 9%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#657973  rgb(101, 121, 115)  hsl(162, 9%, 44%)  Xanadu
#736579  rgb(115, 101, 121)  hsl(282, 9%, 44%)  Old Lavender