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#797C7F

#797c7f ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#797c7f 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 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.72% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.2% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 2.42% saturation and 48.63% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 2.67.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.2001

Complementary

  1. #797c7f
  2. #7f7c79

Split complementary

  1. #797c7f
  2. #7f7979
  3. #7f7f79

Analogous

  1. #797f7f
  2. #797c7f
  3. #79797f

Triadic

  1. #797c7f
  2. #7f797c
  3. #7c7f79

Tetradic

  1. #797c7f
  2. #7c797f
  3. #7f7c79
  4. #7c7f79

Square

  1. #797c7f
  2. #7f797f
  3. #7f7c79
  4. #797f79

Monochromatic

  1. #2e3031
  2. #545658
  3. #797c7f
  4. #a0a2a5
  5. #c7c9ca

Shades

#797c7f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #797c7f
  2. #6d7072
  3. #616366
  4. #555759
  5. #494a4c
  6. #3d3e40
  7. #303233
  8. #242526
  9. #181919
  10. #0c0c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#797c7f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #797c7f
  2. #86898c
  3. #949699
  4. #a1a3a5
  5. #afb0b2
  6. #bcbebf
  7. #c9cbcc
  8. #d7d8d9
  9. #e4e5e5
  10. #f2f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#797c7f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #797c7f
  2. #7a7c7f
  3. #7a7d7f
  4. #7b7d7f
  5. #7c7e7f
  6. #7d7e80
  7. #7d7e80
  8. #7e7f80
  9. #7f7f80
  10. #7f8080
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b7c7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b7c7f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a7b7f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #787d7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a7c7f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a7c7f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #787c7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-797c7f {
  color: #797c7f;
}
Background
.bg-797c7f {
  background-color: #797c7f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-797c7f {
  border: 2px solid #797c7f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #797c7f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 124 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 2% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-797c7f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #797c7f, #79797f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-797c7f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 124 127 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 2.67 #808080 Grey ΔE 2.67 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 4.36 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.55 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 6.92 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 6.92 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.64 #868380 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Gray
#797c7f  rgb(121, 124, 127)  hsl(210, 2%, 49%)  Gray
#7f7c79  rgb(127, 124, 121)  hsl(30, 2%, 49%)  Gray
#7f797c  rgb(127, 121, 124)  hsl(330, 2%, 49%)  Gray
#7c7f79  rgb(124, 127, 121)  hsl(90, 2%, 49%)  Battleship Gray