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#79797A

#79797a ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#79797a 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, 47.45% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.82% cyan, 0.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.16% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 0.41% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 2.76.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1914

Complementary

  1. #79797a
  2. #7a7a79

Split complementary

  1. #79797a
  2. #7a7a79
  3. #7a7a79

Analogous

  1. #797a7a
  2. #79797a
  3. #7a797a

Triadic

  1. #79797a
  2. #7a7979
  3. #797a79

Tetradic

  1. #79797a
  2. #7a797a
  3. #7a7a79
  4. #797a79

Square

  1. #79797a
  2. #7a797a
  3. #7a7a79
  4. #797a7a

Monochromatic

  1. #2d2d2d
  2. #535354
  3. #79797a
  4. #9f9fa0
  5. #c6c6c6

Shades

#79797a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79797a
  2. #6d6d6e
  3. #616162
  4. #555555
  5. #494949
  6. #3d3d3d
  7. #303031
  8. #242425
  9. #181818
  10. #0c0c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#79797a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79797a
  2. #868687
  3. #949495
  4. #a1a1a2
  5. #afafaf
  6. #bcbcbd
  7. #c9c9ca
  8. #d7d7d7
  9. #e4e4e4
  10. #f2f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79797a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79797a
  2. #7a7a7b
  3. #7a7a7b
  4. #7b7b7c
  5. #7c7c7c
  6. #7d7d7d
  7. #7d7d7e
  8. #7e7e7e
  9. #7f7f7f
  10. #7f7f7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #797979 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #79797a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #79797a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #797979 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #79797a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79797a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #79797a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79797a {
  color: #79797a;
}
Background
.bg-79797a {
  background-color: #79797a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79797a {
  border: 2px solid #79797a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79797a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 121 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 0% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79797a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79797a, #7a797a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79797a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 121 122 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 2.76 #808080 Grey ΔE 2.76 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 4.52 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.37 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.37 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.42 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.72 #868685 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Gray
#79797a  rgb(121, 121, 122)  hsl(240, 0%, 48%)  Gray
#7a7a79  rgb(122, 122, 121)  hsl(60, 0%, 48%)  Gray
#7a7979  rgb(122, 121, 121)  hsl(0, 0%, 48%)  Gray
#797a79  rgb(121, 122, 121)  hsl(120, 0%, 48%)  Gray