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#7F736F

#7f736f ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7f736f 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 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.45% magenta, 12.6% yellow and 50.2% black. Its hue angle is 15°, with 6.72% saturation and 46.67% 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 4.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 7.36.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1792

Complementary

  1. #7f736f
  2. #6f7b7f

Split complementary

  1. #7f736f
  2. #6f7f7b
  3. #6f737f

Analogous

  1. #7f6f73
  2. #7f736f
  3. #7f7b6f

Triadic

  1. #7f736f
  2. #6f7f73
  3. #736f7f

Tetradic

  1. #7f736f
  2. #7b7f6f
  3. #6f7b7f
  4. #736f7f

Square

  1. #7f736f
  2. #737f6f
  3. #6f7b7f
  4. #7b6f7f

Monochromatic

  1. #2d2928
  2. #564e4b
  3. #7f736f
  4. #a49a97
  5. #c8c2c0

Shades

#7f736f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7f736f
  2. #726864
  3. #665c59
  4. #59514e
  5. #4c4543
  6. #403a38
  7. #332e2c
  8. #262321
  9. #191716
  10. #0d0c0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#7f736f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7f736f
  2. #8c817d
  3. #998f8c
  4. #a59d9a
  5. #b2aba9
  6. #bfb9b7
  7. #ccc7c5
  8. #d9d5d4
  9. #e5e3e2
  10. #f2f1f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7f736f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7f736f
  2. #7f7471
  3. #7f7672
  4. #7f7774
  5. #7f7876
  6. #807a78
  7. #807b79
  8. #807c7b
  9. #807d7d
  10. #807f7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #797473 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #76746f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #78766f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #827172 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a746f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b756f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #817271 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7f736f {
  color: #7f736f;
}
Background
.bg-7f736f {
  background-color: #7f736f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7f736f {
  border: 2px solid #7f736f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7f736f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 127 115 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 7% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7f736f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7f736f, #7f7b6f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7f736f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(127 115 111 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 7.36 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.36 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.78 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.78 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.17 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.38 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 10.35 #808c90 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Gray
#7f736f  rgb(127, 115, 111)  hsl(15, 7%, 47%)  Gray
#6f7b7f  rgb(111, 123, 127)  hsl(195, 7%, 47%)  Slate Gray
#6f7f73  rgb(111, 127, 115)  hsl(135, 7%, 47%)  Xanadu
#736f7f  rgb(115, 111, 127)  hsl(255, 7%, 47%)  Old Lavender