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#7B8083

#7b8083 ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7b8083 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 51.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.11% cyan, 2.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.63% black. Its hue angle is 202.5°, with 3.15% saturation and 49.8% 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 2.76.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.2129

Complementary

  1. #7b8083
  2. #837e7b

Split complementary

  1. #7b8083
  2. #837b7c
  3. #83827b

Analogous

  1. #7b8382
  2. #7b8083
  3. #7b7c83

Triadic

  1. #7b8083
  2. #837b80
  3. #80837b

Tetradic

  1. #7b8083
  2. #7e7b83
  3. #837e7b
  4. #80837b

Square

  1. #7b8083
  2. #827b83
  3. #837e7b
  4. #7c837b

Monochromatic

  1. #313334
  2. #56595c
  3. #7b8083
  4. #a2a6a8
  5. #cacccd

Shades

#7b8083 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7b8083
  2. #6f7376
  3. #626669
  4. #565a5c
  5. #4a4d4f
  6. #3e4042
  7. #313334
  8. #252627
  9. #191a1a
  10. #0c0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#7b8083 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7b8083
  2. #888d8f
  3. #95999c
  4. #a3a6a8
  5. #b0b3b5
  6. #bdc0c1
  7. #cacccd
  8. #d7d9da
  9. #e5e6e6
  10. #f2f2f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7b8083 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7b8083
  2. #7c8083
  3. #7c8082
  4. #7d8082
  5. #7d8082
  6. #7e8082
  7. #7e8081
  8. #7f8081
  9. #7f8081
  10. #808080
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e8081 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f8083 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d7f83 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #798181 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d8083 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c7f83 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a8082 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7b8083 {
  color: #7b8083;
}
Background
.bg-7b8083 {
  background-color: #7b8083;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7b8083 {
  border: 2px solid #7b8083;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7b8083;
  --color-primary-rgb: 123 128 131;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 3% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7b8083 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7b8083, #7b7c83);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7b8083 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(123 128 131 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 2.76 #808080 Grey ΔE 2.76 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 3.84 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 6.47 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 6.47 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.82 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 7.27 #847f7c Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Gray
#7b8083  rgb(123, 128, 131)  hsl(203, 3%, 50%)  Gray
#837e7b  rgb(131, 126, 123)  hsl(23, 3%, 50%)  Gray
#837b80  rgb(131, 123, 128)  hsl(323, 3%, 50%)  Taupe Gray
#80837b  rgb(128, 131, 123)  hsl(83, 3%, 50%)  Battleship Gray