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#7B7B79

#7b7b79 ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7b7b79 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, 48.24% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.63% yellow and 51.76% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 0.82% saturation and 47.84% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 2.32.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1976

Complementary

  1. #7b7b79
  2. #79797b

Split complementary

  1. #7b7b79
  2. #797a7b
  3. #7a797b

Analogous

  1. #7b7a79
  2. #7b7b79
  3. #7a7b79

Triadic

  1. #7b7b79
  2. #797b7b
  3. #7b797b

Tetradic

  1. #7b7b79
  2. #797b79
  3. #79797b
  4. #7b797b

Square

  1. #7b7b79
  2. #797b7a
  3. #79797b
  4. #7b797a

Monochromatic

  1. #2e2e2d
  2. #545453
  3. #7b7b79
  4. #a1a19f
  5. #c7c7c6

Shades

#7b7b79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7b7b79
  2. #6f6f6d
  3. #626261
  4. #565655
  5. #4a4a49
  6. #3e3e3d
  7. #313130
  8. #252524
  9. #191918
  10. #0c0c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#7b7b79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7b7b79
  2. #888886
  3. #959594
  4. #a3a3a1
  5. #b0b0af
  6. #bdbdbc
  7. #cacac9
  8. #d7d7d7
  9. #e5e5e4
  10. #f2f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7b7b79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7b7b79
  2. #7c7c7a
  3. #7c7c7a
  4. #7d7d7b
  5. #7d7d7c
  6. #7e7e7d
  7. #7e7e7d
  8. #7f7f7e
  9. #7f7f7f
  10. #80807f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b7b7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b7b79 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b7b79 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7b7b7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b7b79 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b7b79 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b7b7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7b7b79 {
  color: #7b7b79;
}
Background
.bg-7b7b79 {
  background-color: #7b7b79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7b7b79 {
  border: 2px solid #7b7b79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7b7b79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 123 123 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 1% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7b7b79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7b7b79, #7a7b79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7b7b79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(123 123 121 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 2.32 #808080 Grey ΔE 2.32 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 3.43 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.92 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.16 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.16 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.00 #848486 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Gray
#7b7b79  rgb(123, 123, 121)  hsl(60, 1%, 48%)  Gray
#79797b  rgb(121, 121, 123)  hsl(240, 1%, 48%)  Gray
#797b7b  rgb(121, 123, 123)  hsl(180, 1%, 48%)  Gray
#7b797b  rgb(123, 121, 123)  hsl(300, 1%, 48%)  Gray