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#797B77

#797b77 ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#797b77 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, 48.24% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.63% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.25% yellow and 51.76% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 1.65% saturation and 47.45% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 3.58.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1956

Complementary

  1. #797b77
  2. #79777b

Split complementary

  1. #797b77
  2. #77777b
  3. #7b777b

Analogous

  1. #7b7b77
  2. #797b77
  3. #777b77

Triadic

  1. #797b77
  2. #77797b
  3. #7b7779

Tetradic

  1. #797b77
  2. #777b79
  3. #79777b
  4. #7b7779

Square

  1. #797b77
  2. #777b7b
  3. #79777b
  4. #7b7777

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2d2c
  2. #535451
  3. #797b77
  4. #9fa19e
  5. #c5c6c5

Shades

#797b77 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #797b77
  2. #6d6f6b
  3. #61625f
  4. #555653
  5. #494a47
  6. #3d3e3c
  7. #303130
  8. #242524
  9. #181918
  10. #0c0c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#797b77 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #797b77
  2. #868885
  3. #949592
  4. #a1a3a0
  5. #afb0ad
  6. #bcbdbb
  7. #c9cac9
  8. #d7d7d6
  9. #e4e5e4
  10. #f2f2f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#797b77 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #797b77
  2. #7a7c78
  3. #7a7c79
  4. #7b7d7a
  5. #7c7d7b
  6. #7d7e7c
  7. #7d7e7c
  8. #7e7f7d
  9. #7f7f7e
  10. #7f807f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a7b79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c7a77 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b7a77 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #797b7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b7b77 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a7b77 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #797b79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-797b77 {
  color: #797b77;
}
Background
.bg-797b77 {
  background-color: #797b77;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-797b77 {
  border: 2px solid #797b77;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #797b77;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 123 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 2% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-797b77 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #797b77, #777b77);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-797b77 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 123 119 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 3.58 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.58 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 4.06 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.39 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.39 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.64 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.46 #868488 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Gray
#797b77  rgb(121, 123, 119)  hsl(90, 2%, 47%)  Gray
#79777b  rgb(121, 119, 123)  hsl(270, 2%, 47%)  Gray
#77797b  rgb(119, 121, 123)  hsl(210, 2%, 47%)  Gray
#7b7779  rgb(123, 119, 121)  hsl(330, 2%, 47%)  Gray