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#7E7777

#7e7777 ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7e7777 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, 46.67% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.56% magenta, 5.56% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 2.86% saturation and 48.04% 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 Gray (#808080), ΔE 4.76.

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. #7e7777
  2. #777e7e

Split complementary

  1. #7e7777
  2. #777e7b
  3. #777b7e

Analogous

  1. #7e777b
  2. #7e7777
  3. #7e7b77

Triadic

  1. #7e7777
  2. #777e77
  3. #77777e

Tetradic

  1. #7e7777
  2. #7e7e77
  3. #777e7e
  4. #77777e

Square

  1. #7e7777
  2. #7b7e77
  3. #777e7e
  4. #7b777e

Monochromatic

  1. #2f2d2d
  2. #575252
  3. #7e7777
  4. #a39e9e
  5. #c9c5c5

Shades

#7e7777 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7e7777
  2. #716b6b
  3. #655f5f
  4. #585353
  5. #4c4747
  6. #3f3c3c
  7. #323030
  8. #262424
  9. #191818
  10. #0d0c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#7e7777 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7e7777
  2. #8b8585
  3. #989292
  4. #a5a0a0
  5. #b2adad
  6. #bfbbbb
  7. #cbc9c9
  8. #d8d6d6
  9. #e5e4e4
  10. #f2f1f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7e7777 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7e7777
  2. #7e7878
  3. #7e7979
  4. #7f7a7a
  5. #7f7b7b
  6. #7f7c7c
  7. #7f7c7c
  8. #7f7d7d
  9. #807e7e
  10. #807f7f
  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 #7b7878 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #787877 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a7977 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #807677 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b7777 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b7877 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f7777 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7e7777 {
  color: #7e7777;
}
Background
.bg-7e7777 {
  background-color: #7e7777;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7e7777 {
  border: 2px solid #7e7777;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7e7777;
  --color-primary-rgb: 126 119 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 3% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7e7777 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7e7777, #7e7b77);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7e7777 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(126 119 119 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 4.76 #808080 Grey ΔE 4.76 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 5.77 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.15 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.19 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.19 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 10.29 #818888 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Gray
#7e7777  rgb(126, 119, 119)  hsl(0, 3%, 48%)  Gray
#777e7e  rgb(119, 126, 126)  hsl(180, 3%, 48%)  Gray
#777e77  rgb(119, 126, 119)  hsl(120, 3%, 48%)  Battleship Gray
#77777e  rgb(119, 119, 126)  hsl(240, 3%, 48%)  Gray