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#7C777D

#7c777d ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7c777d 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, 46.67% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.8% cyan, 4.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.98% black. Its hue angle is 290°, with 2.46% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 5.47.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1896

Complementary

  1. #7c777d
  2. #787d77

Split complementary

  1. #7c777d
  2. #7b7d77
  3. #777d79

Analogous

  1. #79777d
  2. #7c777d
  3. #7d777b

Triadic

  1. #7c777d
  2. #7d7c77
  3. #777d7c

Tetradic

  1. #7c777d
  2. #7d7778
  3. #787d77
  4. #777d7c

Square

  1. #7c777d
  2. #7d7977
  3. #787d77
  4. #777b7d

Monochromatic

  1. #2e2c2f
  2. #555256
  3. #7c777d
  4. #a29ea3
  5. #c7c5c8

Shades

#7c777d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7c777d
  2. #706b71
  3. #635f64
  4. #575358
  5. #4a474b
  6. #3e3c3f
  7. #323032
  8. #252426
  9. #191819
  10. #0c0c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#7c777d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7c777d
  2. #89858a
  3. #969297
  4. #a3a0a4
  5. #b0adb1
  6. #bebbbe
  7. #cbc9cb
  8. #d8d6d8
  9. #e5e4e5
  10. #f2f1f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7c777d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7c777d
  2. #7c787d
  3. #7d797e
  4. #7d7a7e
  5. #7e7b7e
  6. #7e7c7f
  7. #7e7c7f
  8. #7f7d7f
  9. #7f7e7f
  10. #807f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a787a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #77787d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #77797d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c7879 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #79787d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79787d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c777b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7c777d {
  color: #7c777d;
}
Background
.bg-7c777d {
  background-color: #7c777d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7c777d {
  border: 2px solid #7c777d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7c777d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 124 119 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 2% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7c777d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7c777d, #7d777b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7c777d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(124 119 125 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 5.47 #808080 Gray ΔE 5.57 #808080 Grey ΔE 5.57 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.37 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.75 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.75 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 8.56 #838882 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#7c777d  rgb(124, 119, 125)  hsl(290, 2%, 48%)  Taupe Gray
#787d77  rgb(120, 125, 119)  hsl(110, 2%, 48%)  Battleship Gray
#7d7c77  rgb(125, 124, 119)  hsl(50, 2%, 48%)  Gray
#777d7c  rgb(119, 125, 124)  hsl(170, 2%, 48%)  Gray