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#797C81

#797c81 ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#797c81 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 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.2% cyan, 3.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.41% black. Its hue angle is 217.5°, with 3.2% saturation and 49.02% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 3.34.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.2007

Complementary

  1. #797c81
  2. #817e79

Split complementary

  1. #797c81
  2. #817a79
  3. #808179

Analogous

  1. #798081
  2. #797c81
  3. #7a7981

Triadic

  1. #797c81
  2. #81797c
  3. #7c8179

Tetradic

  1. #797c81
  2. #7e7981
  3. #817e79
  4. #7c8179

Square

  1. #797c81
  2. #817980
  3. #817e79
  4. #79817a

Monochromatic

  1. #2f3032
  2. #54565a
  3. #797c81
  4. #a0a3a6
  5. #c8c9cb

Shades

#797c81 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #797c81
  2. #6d7074
  3. #616367
  4. #55575a
  5. #494a4d
  6. #3d3e41
  7. #303234
  8. #242527
  9. #18191a
  10. #0c0c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#797c81 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #797c81
  2. #86898e
  3. #94969a
  4. #a1a3a7
  5. #afb0b3
  6. #bcbec0
  7. #c9cbcd
  8. #d7d8d9
  9. #e4e5e6
  10. #f2f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#797c81 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #797c81
  2. #7a7c81
  3. #7a7d81
  4. #7b7d81
  5. #7c7e81
  6. #7d7e81
  7. #7d7e80
  8. #7e7f80
  9. #7f7f80
  10. #7f8080
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b7c7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a7c81 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a7b81 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #777d7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a7c81 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #797c81 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #787d7f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-797c81 {
  color: #797c81;
}
Background
.bg-797c81 {
  background-color: #797c81;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-797c81 {
  border: 2px solid #797c81;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #797c81;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 124 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 3% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-797c81 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #797c81, #7a7981);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-797c81 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 124 129 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 3.34 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.34 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 5.08 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 6.24 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 6.24 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.26 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 7.59 #86837e Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Gray
#797c81  rgb(121, 124, 129)  hsl(218, 3%, 49%)  Gray
#817e79  rgb(129, 126, 121)  hsl(38, 3%, 49%)  Battleship Gray
#81797c  rgb(129, 121, 124)  hsl(338, 3%, 49%)  Taupe Gray
#7c8179  rgb(124, 129, 121)  hsl(98, 3%, 49%)  Battleship Gray