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#7A7A80

#7a7a80 ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7a7a80 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, 47.84% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.69% cyan, 4.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 2.4% saturation and 49.02% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 4.07.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1962

Complementary

  1. #7a7a80
  2. #80807a

Split complementary

  1. #7a7a80
  2. #807d7a
  3. #7d807a

Analogous

  1. #7a7d80
  2. #7a7a80
  3. #7d7a80

Triadic

  1. #7a7a80
  2. #807a7a
  3. #7a807a

Tetradic

  1. #7a7a80
  2. #807a80
  3. #80807a
  4. #7a807a

Square

  1. #7a7a80
  2. #807a7d
  3. #80807a
  4. #7a807d

Monochromatic

  1. #2f2f32
  2. #555559
  3. #7a7a80
  4. #a1a1a5
  5. #c8c8cb

Shades

#7a7a80 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7a7a80
  2. #6e6e73
  3. #626266
  4. #55555a
  5. #49494d
  6. #3d3d40
  7. #313133
  8. #252526
  9. #18181a
  10. #0c0c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#7a7a80 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7a7a80
  2. #87878d
  3. #959599
  4. #a2a2a6
  5. #afafb3
  6. #bdbdc0
  7. #cacacc
  8. #d7d7d9
  9. #e4e4e6
  10. #f2f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7a7a80 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7a7a80
  2. #7b7b80
  3. #7b7b80
  4. #7c7c80
  5. #7c7c80
  6. #7d7d80
  7. #7e7e80
  8. #7e7e80
  9. #7f7f80
  10. #7f7f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a7a7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #797b80 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #797a80 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #797b7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #797a80 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #797a80 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #797b7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7a7a80 {
  color: #7a7a80;
}
Background
.bg-7a7a80 {
  background-color: #7a7a80;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7a7a80 {
  border: 2px solid #7a7a80;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7a7a80;
  --color-primary-rgb: 122 122 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 2% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7a7a80 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7a7a80, #7d7a80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7a7a80 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(122 122 128 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 4.07 #808080 Grey ΔE 4.07 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 5.52 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 5.95 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 7.44 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 7.44 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.71 #85857f Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Gray
#7a7a80  rgb(122, 122, 128)  hsl(240, 2%, 49%)  Gray
#80807a  rgb(128, 128, 122)  hsl(60, 2%, 49%)  Battleship Gray
#807a7a  rgb(128, 122, 122)  hsl(0, 2%, 49%)  Gray
#7a807a  rgb(122, 128, 122)  hsl(120, 2%, 49%)  Battleship Gray