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#7A747B

#7a747b ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7a747b is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.84% red, 45.49% green and 48.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.81% cyan, 5.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.76% black. Its hue angle is 291.43°, with 2.93% saturation and 46.86% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 6.65.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1806

Complementary

  1. #7a747b
  2. #757b74

Split complementary

  1. #7a747b
  2. #787b74
  3. #747b76

Analogous

  1. #76747b
  2. #7a747b
  3. #7b7478

Triadic

  1. #7a747b
  2. #7b7a74
  3. #747b7a

Tetradic

  1. #7a747b
  2. #7b7475
  3. #757b74
  4. #747b7a

Square

  1. #7a747b
  2. #7b7674
  3. #757b74
  4. #74787b

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2a2c
  2. #534f54
  3. #7a747b
  4. #a09ba1
  5. #c5c2c6

Shades

#7a747b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7a747b
  2. #6e686f
  3. #625d62
  4. #555156
  5. #49464a
  6. #3d3a3e
  7. #312e31
  8. #252325
  9. #181719
  10. #0c0c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#7a747b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7a747b
  2. #878288
  3. #959095
  4. #a29ea3
  5. #afacb0
  6. #bdbabd
  7. #cac7ca
  8. #d7d5d7
  9. #e4e3e5
  10. #f2f1f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7a747b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7a747b
  2. #7b757c
  3. #7b767c
  4. #7c787d
  5. #7c797d
  6. #7d7a7e
  7. #7e7b7e
  8. #7e7c7f
  9. #7f7e7f
  10. #7f7f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #787578 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #73757b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #75767b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7a7576 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #76757b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #77757b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a7478 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7a747b {
  color: #7a747b;
}
Background
.bg-7a747b {
  background-color: #7a747b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7a747b {
  border: 2px solid #7a747b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7a747b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 122 116 123;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 3% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7a747b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7a747b, #7b7478);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7a747b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(122 116 123 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.65 #808080 Gray ΔE 6.81 #808080 Grey ΔE 6.81 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 7.36 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.47 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.47 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.65 #858b84 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#7a747b  rgb(122, 116, 123)  hsl(291, 3%, 47%)  Taupe Gray
#757b74  rgb(117, 123, 116)  hsl(111, 3%, 47%)  Gray
#7b7a74  rgb(123, 122, 116)  hsl(51, 3%, 47%)  Gray
#747b7a  rgb(116, 123, 122)  hsl(171, 3%, 47%)  Gray