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#7B7D7F

#7b7d7f ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7b7d7f 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, 49.02% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.15% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.2% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 1.6% 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 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 1.88.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.2041

Complementary

  1. #7b7d7f
  2. #7f7d7b

Split complementary

  1. #7b7d7f
  2. #7f7b7b
  3. #7f7f7b

Analogous

  1. #7b7f7f
  2. #7b7d7f
  3. #7b7b7f

Triadic

  1. #7b7d7f
  2. #7f7b7d
  3. #7d7f7b

Tetradic

  1. #7b7d7f
  2. #7d7b7f
  3. #7f7d7b
  4. #7d7f7b

Square

  1. #7b7d7f
  2. #7f7b7f
  3. #7f7d7b
  4. #7b7f7b

Monochromatic

  1. #303131
  2. #555758
  3. #7b7d7f
  4. #a2a3a5
  5. #c9caca

Shades

#7b7d7f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7b7d7f
  2. #6f7172
  3. #626466
  4. #565859
  5. #4a4b4c
  6. #3e3f40
  7. #313233
  8. #252626
  9. #191919
  10. #0c0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#7b7d7f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7b7d7f
  2. #888a8c
  3. #959799
  4. #a3a4a5
  5. #b0b1b2
  6. #bdbebf
  7. #cacbcc
  8. #d7d8d9
  9. #e5e5e5
  10. #f2f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7b7d7f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7b7d7f
  2. #7c7d7f
  3. #7c7e7f
  4. #7d7e7f
  5. #7d7e7f
  6. #7e7f80
  7. #7e7f80
  8. #7f7f80
  9. #7f7f80
  10. #808080
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c7d7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c7d7f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c7d7f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7a7d7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c7d7f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b7d7f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a7d7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7b7d7f {
  color: #7b7d7f;
}
Background
.bg-7b7d7f {
  background-color: #7b7d7f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7b7d7f {
  border: 2px solid #7b7d7f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7b7d7f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 123 125 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 2% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7b7d7f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7b7d7f, #7b7b7f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7b7d7f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(123 125 127 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 1.88 #808080 Grey ΔE 1.88 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 3.60 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.00 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 7.52 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 7.52 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.94 #848280 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Gray
#7b7d7f  rgb(123, 125, 127)  hsl(210, 2%, 49%)  Gray
#7f7d7b  rgb(127, 125, 123)  hsl(30, 2%, 49%)  Gray
#7f7b7d  rgb(127, 123, 125)  hsl(330, 2%, 49%)  Gray
#7d7f7b  rgb(125, 127, 123)  hsl(90, 2%, 49%)  Battleship Gray