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#797779

#797779 ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#797779 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, 46.67% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.55% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 0.83% saturation and 47.06% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 3.77.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1864

Complementary

  1. #797779
  2. #777977

Split complementary

  1. #797779
  2. #787977
  3. #777978

Analogous

  1. #787779
  2. #797779
  3. #797778

Triadic

  1. #797779
  2. #797977
  3. #777979

Tetradic

  1. #797779
  2. #797777
  3. #777977
  4. #777979

Square

  1. #797779
  2. #797877
  3. #777977
  4. #777879

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2b2c
  2. #525152
  3. #797779
  4. #9f9d9f
  5. #c5c4c5

Shades

#797779 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #797779
  2. #6d6b6d
  3. #615f61
  4. #555355
  5. #494749
  6. #3d3c3d
  7. #303030
  8. #242424
  9. #181818
  10. #0c0c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#797779 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #797779
  2. #868586
  3. #949294
  4. #a1a0a1
  5. #afadaf
  6. #bcbbbc
  7. #c9c9c9
  8. #d7d6d7
  9. #e4e4e4
  10. #f2f1f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#797779 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #797779
  2. #7a787a
  3. #7a797a
  4. #7b7a7b
  5. #7c7b7c
  6. #7d7c7d
  7. #7d7c7d
  8. #7e7d7e
  9. #7f7e7f
  10. #7f7f7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #787778 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #777779 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #777879 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #797778 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #787779 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #787779 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #797778 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-797779 {
  color: #797779;
}
Background
.bg-797779 {
  background-color: #797779;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-797779 {
  border: 2px solid #797779;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #797779;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 119 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 1% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-797779 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #797779, #797778);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-797779 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 119 121 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 3.77 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.77 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 5.58 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.02 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.02 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.24 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.51 #868886 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Gray
#797779  rgb(121, 119, 121)  hsl(300, 1%, 47%)  Gray
#777977  rgb(119, 121, 119)  hsl(120, 1%, 47%)  Gray
#797977  rgb(121, 121, 119)  hsl(60, 1%, 47%)  Gray
#777979  rgb(119, 121, 121)  hsl(180, 1%, 47%)  Gray