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#7E7F80

#7e7f80 ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7e7f80 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, 49.8% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.56% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 0.79% saturation and 49.8% 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 0.83.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.2117

Complementary

  1. #7e7f80
  2. #807f7e

Split complementary

  1. #7e7f80
  2. #807e7e
  3. #80807e

Analogous

  1. #7e8080
  2. #7e7f80
  3. #7e7e80

Triadic

  1. #7e7f80
  2. #807e7f
  3. #7f807e

Tetradic

  1. #7e7f80
  2. #7f7e80
  3. #807f7e
  4. #7f807e

Square

  1. #7e7f80
  2. #807e80
  3. #807f7e
  4. #7e807e

Monochromatic

  1. #323233
  2. #585959
  3. #7e7f80
  4. #a5a5a6
  5. #cbcbcc

Shades

#7e7f80 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7e7f80
  2. #717273
  3. #656666
  4. #58595a
  5. #4c4c4d
  6. #3f4040
  7. #323333
  8. #262626
  9. #19191a
  10. #0d0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#7e7f80 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7e7f80
  2. #8b8c8d
  3. #989999
  4. #a5a5a6
  5. #b2b2b3
  6. #bfbfc0
  7. #cbcccc
  8. #d8d9d9
  9. #e5e5e6
  10. #f2f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7e7f80 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7e7f80
  2. #7e7f80
  3. #7e7f80
  4. #7f7f80
  5. #7f7f80
  6. #7f8080
  7. #7f8080
  8. #7f8080
  9. #808080
  10. #808080
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f7f7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f7f80 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7f80 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e7f7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e7f80 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e7f80 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e7f80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7e7f80 {
  color: #7e7f80;
}
Background
.bg-7e7f80 {
  background-color: #7e7f80;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7e7f80 {
  border: 2px solid #7e7f80;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7e7f80;
  --color-primary-rgb: 126 127 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 1% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7e7f80 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7e7f80, #7e7e80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7e7f80 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(126 127 128 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 0.83 #808080 Grey ΔE 0.83 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 2.57 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 5.30 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.17 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 8.17 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.71 #81807f Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Gray
#7e7f80  rgb(126, 127, 128)  hsl(210, 1%, 50%)  Gray
#807f7e  rgb(128, 127, 126)  hsl(30, 1%, 50%)  Gray
#807e7f  rgb(128, 126, 127)  hsl(330, 1%, 50%)  Gray
#7f807e  rgb(127, 128, 126)  hsl(90, 1%, 50%)  Gray