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#797F85

#797f85 ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#797f85 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, 49.8% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.02% cyan, 4.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 210°, 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 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 3.95.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.2094

Complementary

  1. #797f85
  2. #857f79

Split complementary

  1. #797f85
  2. #857979
  3. #858579

Analogous

  1. #798585
  2. #797f85
  3. #797985

Triadic

  1. #797f85
  2. #85797f
  3. #7f8579

Tetradic

  1. #797f85
  2. #7f7985
  3. #857f79
  4. #7f8579

Square

  1. #797f85
  2. #857985
  3. #857f79
  4. #798579

Monochromatic

  1. #303235
  2. #55595d
  3. #797f85
  4. #a1a5a9
  5. #c9cbce

Shades

#797f85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #797f85
  2. #6d7278
  3. #61666a
  4. #55595d
  5. #494c50
  6. #3d4043
  7. #303335
  8. #242628
  9. #18191b
  10. #0c0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#797f85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #797f85
  2. #868c91
  3. #94999d
  4. #a1a5aa
  5. #afb2b6
  6. #bcbfc2
  7. #c9ccce
  8. #d7d9da
  9. #e4e5e7
  10. #f2f2f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#797f85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #797f85
  2. #7a7f85
  3. #7a7f84
  4. #7b7f84
  5. #7c7f83
  6. #7d8083
  7. #7d8082
  8. #7e8082
  9. #7f8081
  10. #7f8081
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c7f81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d7f85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b7e85 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #768081 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b7f85 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a7e85 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #778083 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-797f85 {
  color: #797f85;
}
Background
.bg-797f85 {
  background-color: #797f85;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-797f85 {
  border: 2px solid #797f85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #797f85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 127 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 5% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-797f85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #797f85, #797985);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-797f85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 127 133 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 3.95 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.95 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 5.05 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 5.05 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 5.29 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 6.14 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 6.14 #86807a Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Gray
#797f85  rgb(121, 127, 133)  hsl(210, 5%, 50%)  Gray
#857f79  rgb(133, 127, 121)  hsl(30, 5%, 50%)  Battleship Gray
#85797f  rgb(133, 121, 127)  hsl(330, 5%, 50%)  Taupe Gray
#7f8579  rgb(127, 133, 121)  hsl(90, 5%, 50%)  Xanadu