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#797E7D

#797e7d ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#797e7d 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, 49.41% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.97% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 168°, with 2.02% saturation and 48.43% 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 3.14.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.2047

Complementary

  1. #797e7d
  2. #7e797a

Split complementary

  1. #797e7d
  2. #7e797c
  3. #7e7a79

Analogous

  1. #797e7a
  2. #797e7d
  3. #797c7e

Triadic

  1. #797e7d
  2. #7d797e
  3. #7e7d79

Tetradic

  1. #797e7d
  2. #797a7e
  3. #7e797a
  4. #7e7d79

Square

  1. #797e7d
  2. #7a797e
  3. #7e797a
  4. #7c7e79

Monochromatic

  1. #2e3030
  2. #545756
  3. #797e7d
  4. #a0a4a3
  5. #c7c9c9

Shades

#797e7d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #797e7d
  2. #6d7171
  3. #616564
  4. #555858
  5. #494c4b
  6. #3d3f3f
  7. #303232
  8. #242626
  9. #181919
  10. #0c0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#797e7d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #797e7d
  2. #868b8a
  3. #949897
  4. #a1a5a4
  5. #afb2b1
  6. #bcbfbe
  7. #c9cbcb
  8. #d7d8d8
  9. #e4e5e5
  10. #f2f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#797e7d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #797e7d
  2. #7a7e7d
  3. #7a7e7e
  4. #7b7f7e
  5. #7c7f7e
  6. #7d7f7f
  7. #7d7f7f
  8. #7e7f7f
  9. #7f807f
  10. #7f8080
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b7d7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d7d7d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c7d7d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #787e7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c7e7d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b7d7d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #787e7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-797e7d {
  color: #797e7d;
}
Background
.bg-797e7d {
  background-color: #797e7d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-797e7d {
  border: 2px solid #797e7d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #797e7d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 126 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 168 2% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-797e7d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #797e7d, #797c7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-797e7d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 126 125 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 3.14 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.14 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 3.70 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.13 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.40 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.40 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.48 #868182 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Gray
#797e7d  rgb(121, 126, 125)  hsl(168, 2%, 48%)  Gray
#7e797a  rgb(126, 121, 122)  hsl(348, 2%, 48%)  Gray
#7d797e  rgb(125, 121, 126)  hsl(288, 2%, 48%)  Gray
#7e7d79  rgb(126, 125, 121)  hsl(48, 2%, 48%)  Gray