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#7F736A

#7f736a ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7f736a is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 49.8% red, 45.1% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.45% magenta, 16.54% yellow and 50.2% black. Its hue angle is 25.71°, with 9.01% saturation and 45.69% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 8.06.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1781

Complementary

  1. #7f736a
  2. #6a767f

Split complementary

  1. #7f736a
  2. #6a7f7e
  3. #6a6c7f

Analogous

  1. #7f6a6c
  2. #7f736a
  3. #7f7e6a

Triadic

  1. #7f736a
  2. #6a7f73
  3. #736a7f

Tetradic

  1. #7f736a
  2. #767f6a
  3. #6a767f
  4. #736a7f

Square

  1. #7f736a
  2. #6c7f6a
  3. #6a767f
  4. #7e6a7f

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2724
  2. #554d47
  3. #7f736a
  4. #a49992
  5. #c7c0bb

Shades

#7f736a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7f736a
  2. #72685f
  3. #665c55
  4. #59514a
  5. #4c4540
  6. #403a35
  7. #332e2a
  8. #262320
  9. #191715
  10. #0d0c0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#7f736a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7f736a
  2. #8c8179
  3. #998f88
  4. #a59d97
  5. #b2aba6
  6. #bfb9b5
  7. #ccc7c3
  8. #d9d5d2
  9. #e5e3e1
  10. #f2f1f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7f736a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7f736a
  2. #7f746c
  3. #7f766e
  4. #7f7771
  5. #7f7873
  6. #807a75
  7. #807b77
  8. #807c79
  9. #807d7c
  10. #807f7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #797471 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #777469 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #79766a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #837170 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a736a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c756a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #82726e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7f736a {
  color: #7f736a;
}
Background
.bg-7f736a {
  background-color: #7f736a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7f736a {
  border: 2px solid #7f736a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7f736a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 127 115 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 9% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7f736a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7f736a, #7f7e6a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7f736a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(127 115 106 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 8.06 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.06 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.30 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.30 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.65 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.83 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 9.85 #808c95 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Gray
#7f736a  rgb(127, 115, 106)  hsl(26, 9%, 46%)  Gray
#6a767f  rgb(106, 118, 127)  hsl(206, 9%, 46%)  Slate Gray
#6a7f73  rgb(106, 127, 115)  hsl(146, 9%, 46%)  Xanadu
#736a7f  rgb(115, 106, 127)  hsl(266, 9%, 46%)  Old Lavender