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#797D7A

#797d7a ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#797d7a 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 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.4% yellow and 50.98% black. Its hue angle is 135°, with 1.63% saturation and 48.24% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 3.48.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.2014

Complementary

  1. #797d7a
  2. #7d797c

Split complementary

  1. #797d7a
  2. #7c797d
  3. #7d797a

Analogous

  1. #7a7d79
  2. #797d7a
  3. #797d7c

Triadic

  1. #797d7a
  2. #7a797d
  3. #7d7a79

Tetradic

  1. #797d7a
  2. #797c7d
  3. #7d797c
  4. #7d7a79

Square

  1. #797d7a
  2. #797a7d
  3. #7d797c
  4. #7d7c79

Monochromatic

  1. #2e2f2e
  2. #535654
  3. #797d7a
  4. #a0a3a0
  5. #c7c8c7

Shades

#797d7a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #797d7a
  2. #6d716e
  3. #616462
  4. #555855
  5. #494b49
  6. #3d3f3d
  7. #303231
  8. #242625
  9. #181918
  10. #0c0d0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#797d7a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #797d7a
  2. #868a87
  3. #949795
  4. #a1a4a2
  5. #afb1af
  6. #bcbebd
  7. #c9cbca
  8. #d7d8d7
  9. #e4e5e4
  10. #f2f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#797d7a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #797d7a
  2. #7a7d7b
  3. #7a7e7b
  4. #7b7e7c
  5. #7c7e7c
  6. #7d7f7d
  7. #7d7f7e
  8. #7e7f7e
  9. #7f7f7f
  10. #7f807f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b7c7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d7c7a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c7c7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #797d7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b7d7a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b7c7a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #797d7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-797d7a {
  color: #797d7a;
}
Background
.bg-797d7a {
  background-color: #797d7a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-797d7a {
  border: 2px solid #797d7a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #797d7a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 125 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 135 2% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-797d7a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #797d7a, #797d7c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-797d7a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 125 122 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 3.48 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.48 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 3.82 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.12 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.12 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.73 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 8.82 #868285 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Gray
#797d7a  rgb(121, 125, 122)  hsl(135, 2%, 48%)  Gray
#7d797c  rgb(125, 121, 124)  hsl(315, 2%, 48%)  Gray
#7a797d  rgb(122, 121, 125)  hsl(255, 2%, 48%)  Gray
#7d7a79  rgb(125, 122, 121)  hsl(15, 2%, 48%)  Gray