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#7C7F79

#7c7f79 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7c7f79 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, 49.8% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.72% yellow and 50.2% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 2.42% saturation and 48.63% 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 3.75.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.2084

Complementary

  1. #7c7f79
  2. #7c797f

Split complementary

  1. #7c7f79
  2. #79797f
  3. #7f797f

Analogous

  1. #7f7f79
  2. #7c7f79
  3. #797f79

Triadic

  1. #7c7f79
  2. #797c7f
  3. #7f797c

Tetradic

  1. #7c7f79
  2. #797f7c
  3. #7c797f
  4. #7f797c

Square

  1. #7c7f79
  2. #797f7f
  3. #7c797f
  4. #7f7979

Monochromatic

  1. #30312e
  2. #565854
  3. #7c7f79
  4. #a2a5a0
  5. #c9cac7

Shades

#7c7f79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7c7f79
  2. #70726d
  3. #636661
  4. #575955
  5. #4a4c49
  6. #3e403d
  7. #323330
  8. #252624
  9. #191918
  10. #0c0d0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#7c7f79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7c7f79
  2. #898c86
  3. #969994
  4. #a3a5a1
  5. #b0b2af
  6. #bebfbc
  7. #cbccc9
  8. #d8d9d7
  9. #e5e5e4
  10. #f2f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7c7f79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7c7f79
  2. #7c7f7a
  3. #7d7f7a
  4. #7d7f7b
  5. #7e7f7c
  6. #7e807d
  7. #7e807d
  8. #7f807e
  9. #7f807f
  10. #80807f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d7e7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #807e79 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7e79 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c7e7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e7e79 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e7e79 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c7f7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7c7f79 {
  color: #7c7f79;
}
Background
.bg-7c7f79 {
  background-color: #7c7f79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7c7f79 {
  border: 2px solid #7c7f79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7c7f79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 124 127 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 2% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7c7f79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7c7f79, #797f79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7c7f79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(124 127 121 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 3.75 #808080 Gray ΔE 4.16 #808080 Grey ΔE 4.16 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 8.09 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.24 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.26 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 9.26 #838086 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#7c7f79  rgb(124, 127, 121)  hsl(90, 2%, 49%)  Battleship Gray
#7c797f  rgb(124, 121, 127)  hsl(270, 2%, 49%)  Gray
#797c7f  rgb(121, 124, 127)  hsl(210, 2%, 49%)  Gray
#7f797c  rgb(127, 121, 124)  hsl(330, 2%, 49%)  Gray