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#797D6F

#797d6f ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#797d6f 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, 49.02% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.2% yellow and 50.98% black. Its hue angle is 77.14°, with 5.93% saturation and 46.27% 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 6.55.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1988

Complementary

  1. #797d6f
  2. #736f7d

Split complementary

  1. #797d6f
  2. #6f727d
  3. #7a6f7d

Analogous

  1. #7d7a6f
  2. #797d6f
  3. #727d6f

Triadic

  1. #797d6f
  2. #6f797d
  3. #7d6f79

Tetradic

  1. #797d6f
  2. #6f7d73
  3. #736f7d
  4. #7d6f79

Square

  1. #797d6f
  2. #6f7d7a
  3. #736f7d
  4. #7d6f72

Monochromatic

  1. #2b2c27
  2. #52544b
  3. #797d6f
  4. #9fa296
  5. #c4c6bf

Shades

#797d6f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #797d6f
  2. #6d7164
  3. #616459
  4. #55584e
  5. #494b43
  6. #3d3f38
  7. #30322c
  8. #242621
  9. #181916
  10. #0c0d0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#797d6f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #797d6f
  2. #868a7d
  3. #94978c
  4. #a1a49a
  5. #afb1a9
  6. #bcbeb7
  7. #c9cbc5
  8. #d7d8d4
  9. #e4e5e2
  10. #f2f2f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#797d6f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #797d6f
  2. #7a7d71
  3. #7a7e72
  4. #7b7e74
  5. #7c7e76
  6. #7d7f78
  7. #7d7f79
  8. #7e7f7b
  9. #7f7f7d
  10. #7f807e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a7c77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f7b6e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7b70 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7a7b79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d7c6f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c7c6f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a7c75 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-797d6f {
  color: #797d6f;
}
Background
.bg-797d6f {
  background-color: #797d6f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-797d6f {
  border: 2px solid #797d6f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #797d6f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 125 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 6% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-797d6f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #797d6f, #727d6f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-797d6f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 125 111 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 6.55 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.48 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.06 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.06 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.65 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.65 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 13.32 #868290 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Xanadu
#797d6f  rgb(121, 125, 111)  hsl(77, 6%, 46%)  Xanadu
#736f7d  rgb(115, 111, 125)  hsl(257, 6%, 46%)  Old Lavender
#6f797d  rgb(111, 121, 125)  hsl(197, 6%, 46%)  Gray
#7d6f79  rgb(125, 111, 121)  hsl(317, 6%, 46%)  Old Lavender