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#7E7C7D

#7e7c7d ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7e7c7d 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, 48.63% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.59% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 330°, with 0.8% saturation and 49.02% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 1.95.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.2033

Complementary

  1. #7e7c7d
  2. #7c7e7d

Split complementary

  1. #7e7c7d
  2. #7c7e7c
  3. #7c7e7e

Analogous

  1. #7e7c7e
  2. #7e7c7d
  3. #7e7c7c

Triadic

  1. #7e7c7d
  2. #7d7e7c
  3. #7c7d7e

Tetradic

  1. #7e7c7d
  2. #7e7d7c
  3. #7c7e7d
  4. #7c7d7e

Square

  1. #7e7c7d
  2. #7e7e7c
  3. #7c7e7d
  4. #7c7c7e

Monochromatic

  1. #313031
  2. #575657
  3. #7e7c7d
  4. #a4a3a3
  5. #cac9ca

Shades

#7e7c7d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7e7c7d
  2. #717071
  3. #656364
  4. #585758
  5. #4c4a4b
  6. #3f3e3f
  7. #323232
  8. #262526
  9. #191919
  10. #0d0c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#7e7c7d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7e7c7d
  2. #8b898a
  3. #989697
  4. #a5a3a4
  5. #b2b0b1
  6. #bfbebe
  7. #cbcbcb
  8. #d8d8d8
  9. #e5e5e5
  10. #f2f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7e7c7d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7e7c7d
  2. #7e7c7d
  3. #7e7d7e
  4. #7f7d7e
  5. #7f7e7e
  6. #7f7e7f
  7. #7f7e7f
  8. #7f7f7f
  9. #807f7f
  10. #808080
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d7c7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c7c7d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d7d7d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e7c7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d7c7d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d7c7d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e7c7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7e7c7d {
  color: #7e7c7d;
}
Background
.bg-7e7c7d {
  background-color: #7e7c7d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7e7c7d {
  border: 2px solid #7e7c7d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7e7c7d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 126 124 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 330 1% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7e7c7d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7e7c7d, #7e7c7c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7e7c7d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(126 124 125 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 1.95 #808080 Grey ΔE 1.95 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 3.68 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 4.75 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.85 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.85 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.44 #818382 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Gray
#7e7c7d  rgb(126, 124, 125)  hsl(330, 1%, 49%)  Gray
#7c7e7d  rgb(124, 126, 125)  hsl(150, 1%, 49%)  Gray
#7d7e7c  rgb(125, 126, 124)  hsl(90, 1%, 49%)  Gray
#7c7d7e  rgb(124, 125, 126)  hsl(210, 1%, 49%)  Gray