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#797D85

#797d85 ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#797d85 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 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.02% cyan, 6.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 4.72% saturation and 49.8% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 4.55.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.2043

Complementary

  1. #797d85
  2. #858179

Split complementary

  1. #797d85
  2. #857b79
  3. #838579

Analogous

  1. #798385
  2. #797d85
  3. #7b7985

Triadic

  1. #797d85
  2. #85797d
  3. #7d8579

Tetradic

  1. #797d85
  2. #817985
  3. #858179
  4. #7d8579

Square

  1. #797d85
  2. #857983
  3. #858179
  4. #79857b

Monochromatic

  1. #303235
  2. #55575d
  3. #797d85
  4. #a1a4a9
  5. #c9cbce

Shades

#797d85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #797d85
  2. #6d7178
  3. #61646a
  4. #55585d
  5. #494b50
  6. #3d3f43
  7. #303235
  8. #242628
  9. #18191b
  10. #0c0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#797d85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #797d85
  2. #868a91
  3. #94979d
  4. #a1a4aa
  5. #afb1b6
  6. #bcbec2
  7. #c9cbce
  8. #d7d8da
  9. #e4e5e7
  10. #f2f2f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#797d85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #797d85
  2. #7a7d85
  3. #7a7e84
  4. #7b7e84
  5. #7c7e83
  6. #7d7f83
  7. #7d7f82
  8. #7e7f82
  9. #7f7f81
  10. #7f8081
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b7d80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b7d85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a7c85 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #767f7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a7d85 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #797d85 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #777e82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-797d85 {
  color: #797d85;
}
Background
.bg-797d85 {
  background-color: #797d85;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-797d85 {
  border: 2px solid #797d85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #797d85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 125 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 5% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-797d85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #797d85, #7b7985);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-797d85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 125 133 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 4.55 #808080 Grey ΔE 4.55 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 5.16 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 5.16 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.18 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.41 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 6.48 #86827a Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Gray
#797d85  rgb(121, 125, 133)  hsl(220, 5%, 50%)  Gray
#858179  rgb(133, 129, 121)  hsl(40, 5%, 50%)  Battleship Gray
#85797d  rgb(133, 121, 125)  hsl(340, 5%, 50%)  Taupe Gray
#7d8579  rgb(125, 133, 121)  hsl(100, 5%, 50%)  Xanadu