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#797C78

#797c78 ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#797c78 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, 48.63% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.23% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 105°, with 1.64% saturation and 47.84% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 3.68.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1984

Complementary

  1. #797c78
  2. #7b787c

Split complementary

  1. #797c78
  2. #79787c
  3. #7c787b

Analogous

  1. #7b7c78
  2. #797c78
  3. #787c79

Triadic

  1. #797c78
  2. #78797c
  3. #7c7879

Tetradic

  1. #797c78
  2. #787c7b
  3. #7b787c
  4. #7c7879

Square

  1. #797c78
  2. #787b7c
  3. #7b787c
  4. #7c7978

Monochromatic

  1. #2d2e2d
  2. #535552
  3. #797c78
  4. #9fa29f
  5. #c6c7c6

Shades

#797c78 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #797c78
  2. #6d706c
  3. #616360
  4. #555754
  5. #494a48
  6. #3d3e3c
  7. #303230
  8. #242524
  9. #181918
  10. #0c0c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#797c78 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #797c78
  2. #868986
  3. #949693
  4. #a1a3a1
  5. #afb0ae
  6. #bcbebc
  7. #c9cbc9
  8. #d7d8d7
  9. #e4e5e4
  10. #f2f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#797c78 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #797c78
  2. #7a7c79
  3. #7a7d7a
  4. #7b7d7a
  5. #7c7e7b
  6. #7d7e7c
  7. #7d7e7d
  8. #7e7f7e
  9. #7f7f7e
  10. #7f807f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a7b7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c7b78 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c7b78 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #797c7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b7c78 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b7b78 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #797c7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-797c78 {
  color: #797c78;
}
Background
.bg-797c78 {
  background-color: #797c78;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-797c78 {
  border: 2px solid #797c78;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #797c78;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 124 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 105 2% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-797c78 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #797c78, #787c79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-797c78 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 124 120 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 3.68 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.68 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 4.00 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.82 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.82 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.87 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 8.94 #868387 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Gray
#797c78  rgb(121, 124, 120)  hsl(105, 2%, 48%)  Gray
#7b787c  rgb(123, 120, 124)  hsl(285, 2%, 48%)  Gray
#78797c  rgb(120, 121, 124)  hsl(225, 2%, 48%)  Gray
#7c7879  rgb(124, 120, 121)  hsl(345, 2%, 48%)  Gray