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#7C766A

#7c766a ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7c766a is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 48.63% red, 46.27% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.84% magenta, 14.52% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 40°, with 7.83% saturation and 45.1% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 7.37.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1828

Complementary

  1. #7c766a
  2. #6a707c

Split complementary

  1. #7c766a
  2. #6a797c
  3. #6d6a7c

Analogous

  1. #7c6d6a
  2. #7c766a
  3. #797c6a

Triadic

  1. #7c766a
  2. #6a7c76
  3. #766a7c

Tetradic

  1. #7c766a
  2. #707c6a
  3. #6a707c
  4. #766a7c

Square

  1. #7c766a
  2. #6a7c6d
  3. #6a707c
  4. #7c6a79

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2823
  2. #534f47
  3. #7c766a
  4. #a19c91
  5. #c4c1bb

Shades

#7c766a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7c766a
  2. #706a5f
  3. #635e55
  4. #57534a
  5. #4a4740
  6. #3e3b35
  7. #322f2a
  8. #252320
  9. #191815
  10. #0c0c0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#7c766a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7c766a
  2. #898479
  3. #969188
  4. #a39f97
  5. #b0ada6
  6. #bebbb5
  7. #cbc8c3
  8. #d8d6d2
  9. #e5e4e1
  10. #f2f1f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7c766a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7c766a
  2. #7c776c
  3. #7d786e
  4. #7d7971
  5. #7e7a73
  6. #7e7b75
  7. #7e7c77
  8. #7f7d79
  9. #7f7e7c
  10. #807f7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #797672 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #797669 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b776a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f7473 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a766a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b776a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e756f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7c766a {
  color: #7c766a;
}
Background
.bg-7c766a {
  background-color: #7c766a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7c766a {
  border: 2px solid #7c766a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7c766a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 124 118 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 8% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7c766a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7c766a, #797c6a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7c766a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(124 118 106 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 7.37 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.37 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.47 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.29 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.29 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 10.99 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 11.99 #838995 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Gray
#7c766a  rgb(124, 118, 106)  hsl(40, 8%, 45%)  Gray
#6a707c  rgb(106, 112, 124)  hsl(220, 8%, 45%)  Dim Gray
#6a7c76  rgb(106, 124, 118)  hsl(160, 8%, 45%)  Xanadu
#766a7c  rgb(118, 106, 124)  hsl(280, 8%, 45%)  Old Lavender