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#7B7976

#7b7976 ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7b7976 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 48.24% red, 47.45% green and 46.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.63% magenta, 4.07% yellow and 51.76% black. Its hue angle is 36°, with 2.07% saturation and 47.25% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 3.22.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1919

Complementary

  1. #7b7976
  2. #76787b

Split complementary

  1. #7b7976
  2. #767a7b
  3. #76767b

Analogous

  1. #7b7676
  2. #7b7976
  3. #7a7b76

Triadic

  1. #7b7976
  2. #767b79
  3. #79767b

Tetradic

  1. #7b7976
  2. #787b76
  3. #76787b
  4. #79767b

Square

  1. #7b7976
  2. #767b76
  3. #76787b
  4. #7b767a

Monochromatic

  1. #2d2c2b
  2. #545351
  3. #7b7976
  4. #a19f9d
  5. #c6c5c4

Shades

#7b7976 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7b7976
  2. #6f6d6a
  3. #62615e
  4. #565553
  5. #4a4947
  6. #3e3d3b
  7. #31302f
  8. #252423
  9. #191818
  10. #0c0c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#7b7976 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7b7976
  2. #888684
  3. #959491
  4. #a3a19f
  5. #b0afad
  6. #bdbcbb
  7. #cac9c8
  8. #d7d7d6
  9. #e5e4e4
  10. #f2f2f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7b7976 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7b7976
  2. #7c7a77
  3. #7c7a78
  4. #7d7b79
  5. #7d7c7a
  6. #7e7d7b
  7. #7e7d7c
  8. #7f7e7d
  9. #7f7f7e
  10. #807f7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a7978 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a7976 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a7976 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c7878 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a7976 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b7976 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c7977 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7b7976 {
  color: #7b7976;
}
Background
.bg-7b7976 {
  background-color: #7b7976;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7b7976 {
  border: 2px solid #7b7976;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7b7976;
  --color-primary-rgb: 123 121 118;
  --color-primary-hsl: 36 2% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7b7976 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7b7976, #7a7b76);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7b7976 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(123 121 118 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 3.22 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.22 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 4.23 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.66 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.66 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.15 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 11.04 #848689 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Gray
#7b7976  rgb(123, 121, 118)  hsl(36, 2%, 47%)  Gray
#76787b  rgb(118, 120, 123)  hsl(216, 2%, 47%)  Gray
#767b79  rgb(118, 123, 121)  hsl(156, 2%, 47%)  Gray
#79767b  rgb(121, 118, 123)  hsl(276, 2%, 47%)  Gray