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#7B7983

#7b7983 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7b7983 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 51.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.11% cyan, 7.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.63% black. Its hue angle is 252°, with 3.97% saturation and 49.41% 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 5.79.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1952

Complementary

  1. #7b7983
  2. #818379

Split complementary

  1. #7b7983
  2. #838079
  3. #7c8379

Analogous

  1. #797c83
  2. #7b7983
  3. #807983

Triadic

  1. #7b7983
  2. #837b79
  3. #79837b

Tetradic

  1. #7b7983
  2. #837981
  3. #818379
  4. #79837b

Square

  1. #7b7983
  2. #83797c
  3. #818379
  4. #798380

Monochromatic

  1. #303033
  2. #56545b
  3. #7b7983
  4. #a2a1a8
  5. #c9c8cd

Shades

#7b7983 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7b7983
  2. #6f6d76
  3. #626169
  4. #56555c
  5. #4a494f
  6. #3e3d42
  7. #313034
  8. #252427
  9. #19181a
  10. #0c0c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#7b7983 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7b7983
  2. #88868f
  3. #95949c
  4. #a3a1a8
  5. #b0afb5
  6. #bdbcc1
  7. #cac9cd
  8. #d7d7da
  9. #e5e4e6
  10. #f2f2f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7b7983 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7b7983
  2. #7c7a83
  3. #7c7a82
  4. #7d7b82
  5. #7d7c82
  6. #7e7d82
  7. #7e7d81
  8. #7f7e81
  9. #7f7f81
  10. #807f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b7a7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #777a83 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #777a83 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7a7a7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #797a83 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #797a83 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a7a7f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7b7983 {
  color: #7b7983;
}
Background
.bg-7b7983 {
  background-color: #7b7983;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7b7983 {
  border: 2px solid #7b7983;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7b7983;
  --color-primary-rgb: 123 121 131;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 4% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7b7983 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7b7983, #807983);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7b7983 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(123 121 131 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 5.79 #808080 Gray ΔE 6.22 #808080 Grey ΔE 6.22 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.05 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.40 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 8.40 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.93 #84867c Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#7b7983  rgb(123, 121, 131)  hsl(252, 4%, 49%)  Taupe Gray
#818379  rgb(129, 131, 121)  hsl(72, 4%, 49%)  Battleship Gray
#837b79  rgb(131, 123, 121)  hsl(12, 4%, 49%)  Gray
#79837b  rgb(121, 131, 123)  hsl(132, 4%, 49%)  Xanadu