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#7E7370

#7e7370 ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7e7370 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 49.41% red, 45.1% green and 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.73% magenta, 11.11% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 12.86°, with 5.88% saturation and 46.67% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 7.01.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1787

Complementary

  1. #7e7370
  2. #707b7e

Split complementary

  1. #7e7370
  2. #707e7a
  3. #70747e

Analogous

  1. #7e7074
  2. #7e7370
  3. #7e7a70

Triadic

  1. #7e7370
  2. #707e73
  3. #73707e

Tetradic

  1. #7e7370
  2. #7b7e70
  3. #707b7e
  4. #73707e

Square

  1. #7e7370
  2. #747e70
  3. #707b7e
  4. #7a707e

Monochromatic

  1. #2d2928
  2. #564e4c
  3. #7e7370
  4. #a39a98
  5. #c7c2c0

Shades

#7e7370 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7e7370
  2. #716865
  3. #655c5a
  4. #58514e
  5. #4c4543
  6. #3f3a38
  7. #322e2d
  8. #262322
  9. #191716
  10. #0d0c0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#7e7370 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7e7370
  2. #8b817e
  3. #988f8d
  4. #a59d9b
  5. #b2aba9
  6. #bfb9b8
  7. #cbc7c6
  8. #d8d5d4
  9. #e5e3e2
  10. #f2f1f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7e7370 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7e7370
  2. #7e7472
  3. #7e7673
  4. #7f7775
  5. #7f7876
  6. #7f7a78
  7. #7f7b7a
  8. #7f7c7b
  9. #807d7d
  10. #807f7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #797473 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #757470 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #787670 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #817272 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #797470 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a7570 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #807271 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7e7370 {
  color: #7e7370;
}
Background
.bg-7e7370 {
  background-color: #7e7370;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7e7370 {
  border: 2px solid #7e7370;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7e7370;
  --color-primary-rgb: 126 115 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 6% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7e7370 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7e7370, #7e7a70);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7e7370 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(126 115 112 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 7.01 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.01 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.36 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.36 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.87 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.13 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 10.39 #818c8f Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Gray
#7e7370  rgb(126, 115, 112)  hsl(13, 6%, 47%)  Gray
#707b7e  rgb(112, 123, 126)  hsl(193, 6%, 47%)  Gray
#707e73  rgb(112, 126, 115)  hsl(133, 6%, 47%)  Xanadu
#73707e  rgb(115, 112, 126)  hsl(253, 6%, 47%)  Old Lavender