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#7E7A7E

#7e7a7e ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7e7a7e 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, 47.84% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 1.61% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 3.99.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1986

Complementary

  1. #7e7a7e
  2. #7a7e7a

Split complementary

  1. #7e7a7e
  2. #7c7e7a
  3. #7a7e7c

Analogous

  1. #7c7a7e
  2. #7e7a7e
  3. #7e7a7c

Triadic

  1. #7e7a7e
  2. #7e7e7a
  3. #7a7e7e

Tetradic

  1. #7e7a7e
  2. #7e7a7a
  3. #7a7e7a
  4. #7a7e7e

Square

  1. #7e7a7e
  2. #7e7c7a
  3. #7a7e7a
  4. #7a7c7e

Monochromatic

  1. #302f30
  2. #575457
  3. #7e7a7e
  4. #a4a1a4
  5. #c9c8c9

Shades

#7e7a7e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7e7a7e
  2. #716e71
  3. #656265
  4. #585558
  5. #4c494c
  6. #3f3d3f
  7. #323132
  8. #262526
  9. #191819
  10. #0d0c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#7e7a7e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7e7a7e
  2. #8b878b
  3. #989598
  4. #a5a2a5
  5. #b2afb2
  6. #bfbdbf
  7. #cbcacb
  8. #d8d7d8
  9. #e5e4e5
  10. #f2f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7e7a7e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7e7a7e
  2. #7e7b7e
  3. #7e7b7e
  4. #7f7c7f
  5. #7f7c7f
  6. #7f7d7f
  7. #7f7e7f
  8. #7f7e7f
  9. #807f80
  10. #807f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c7b7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a7b7e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b7b7e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e7a7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b7b7e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c7b7e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e7a7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7e7a7e {
  color: #7e7a7e;
}
Background
.bg-7e7a7e {
  background-color: #7e7a7e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7e7a7e {
  border: 2px solid #7e7a7e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7e7a7e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 126 122 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 2% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7e7a7e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7e7a7e, #7e7a7c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7e7a7e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(126 122 126 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 3.99 #808080 Grey ΔE 3.99 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 4.42 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 5.71 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.00 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.00 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.87 #818581 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Gray
#7e7a7e  rgb(126, 122, 126)  hsl(300, 2%, 49%)  Gray
#7a7e7a  rgb(122, 126, 122)  hsl(120, 2%, 49%)  Gray
#7e7e7a  rgb(126, 126, 122)  hsl(60, 2%, 49%)  Gray
#7a7e7e  rgb(122, 126, 126)  hsl(180, 2%, 49%)  Gray