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#7B807E

#7b807e ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7b807e 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, 50.2% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.91% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.56% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 156°, with 1.99% saturation and 49.22% 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 3.21.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.2116

Complementary

  1. #7b807e
  2. #807b7d

Split complementary

  1. #7b807e
  2. #807b80
  3. #807c7b

Analogous

  1. #7b807c
  2. #7b807e
  3. #7b8080

Triadic

  1. #7b807e
  2. #7e7b80
  3. #807e7b

Tetradic

  1. #7b807e
  2. #7b7d80
  3. #807b7d
  4. #807e7b

Square

  1. #7b807e
  2. #7c7b80
  3. #807b7d
  4. #80807b

Monochromatic

  1. #303231
  2. #565958
  3. #7b807e
  4. #a2a6a4
  5. #c9cbca

Shades

#7b807e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7b807e
  2. #6f7371
  3. #626665
  4. #565a58
  5. #4a4d4c
  6. #3e403f
  7. #313332
  8. #252626
  9. #191a19
  10. #0c0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#7b807e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7b807e
  2. #888d8b
  3. #959998
  4. #a3a6a5
  5. #b0b3b2
  6. #bdc0bf
  7. #cacccb
  8. #d7d9d8
  9. #e5e6e5
  10. #f2f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7b807e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7b807e
  2. #7c807e
  3. #7c807e
  4. #7d807f
  5. #7d807f
  6. #7e807f
  7. #7e807f
  8. #7f807f
  9. #7f8080
  10. #808080
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d7f7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #807f7e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7f7e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7a807f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e807e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d7f7e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a807f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7b807e {
  color: #7b807e;
}
Background
.bg-7b807e {
  background-color: #7b807e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7b807e {
  border: 2px solid #7b807e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7b807e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 123 128 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 156 2% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7b807e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7b807e, #7b8080);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7b807e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(123 128 126 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 3.21 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.21 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 3.27 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.11 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 8.67 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.04 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.04 #847f81 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Gray
#7b807e  rgb(123, 128, 126)  hsl(156, 2%, 49%)  Gray
#807b7d  rgb(128, 123, 125)  hsl(336, 2%, 49%)  Gray
#7e7b80  rgb(126, 123, 128)  hsl(276, 2%, 49%)  Gray
#807e7b  rgb(128, 126, 123)  hsl(36, 2%, 49%)  Gray