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#7C838A

#7c838a ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7c838a 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, 51.37% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.14% cyan, 5.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 5.65% saturation and 51.37% 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 4.51.

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Relative luminance0.2235

Complementary

  1. #7c838a
  2. #8a837c

Split complementary

  1. #7c838a
  2. #8a7c7c
  3. #8a8a7c

Analogous

  1. #7c8a8a
  2. #7c838a
  3. #7c7c8a

Triadic

  1. #7c838a
  2. #8a7c83
  3. #838a7c

Tetradic

  1. #7c838a
  2. #837c8a
  3. #8a837c
  4. #838a7c

Square

  1. #7c838a
  2. #8a7c8a
  3. #8a837c
  4. #7c8a7c

Monochromatic

  1. #33363a
  2. #585d62
  3. #7c838a
  4. #a4a9ae
  5. #cdcfd2

Shades

#7c838a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7c838a
  2. #70767c
  3. #63696e
  4. #575c61
  5. #4a4f53
  6. #3e4245
  7. #323437
  8. #252729
  9. #191a1c
  10. #0c0d0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#7c838a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7c838a
  2. #898f96
  3. #969ca1
  4. #a3a8ad
  5. #b0b5b9
  6. #bec1c5
  7. #cbcdd0
  8. #d8dadc
  9. #e5e6e8
  10. #f2f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7c838a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7c838a
  2. #7c8389
  3. #7d8288
  4. #7d8287
  5. #7e8286
  6. #7e8285
  7. #7e8184
  8. #7f8183
  9. #7f8182
  10. #808081
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #808285 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #80838a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f818a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #798585 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f838a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e828a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a8487 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7c838a {
  color: #7c838a;
}
Background
.bg-7c838a {
  background-color: #7c838a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7c838a {
  border: 2px solid #7c838a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7c838a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 124 131 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 6% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7c838a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7c838a, #7c7c8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7c838a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(124 131 138 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 4.51 #808080 Grey ΔE 4.51 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 4.75 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 4.75 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 5.07 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 5.07 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 5.44 #837c75 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Gray
#7c838a  rgb(124, 131, 138)  hsl(210, 6%, 51%)  Gray
#8a837c  rgb(138, 131, 124)  hsl(30, 6%, 51%)  Battleship Gray
#8a7c83  rgb(138, 124, 131)  hsl(330, 6%, 51%)  Taupe Gray
#838a7c  rgb(131, 138, 124)  hsl(90, 6%, 51%)  Xanadu