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#7F7679

#7f7679 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7f7679 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, 46.27% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.09% magenta, 4.72% yellow and 50.2% black. Its hue angle is 340°, with 3.67% saturation and 48.04% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 5.69.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1885

Complementary

  1. #7f7679
  2. #767f7c

Split complementary

  1. #7f7679
  2. #767f78
  3. #767d7f

Analogous

  1. #7f767d
  2. #7f7679
  3. #7f7876

Triadic

  1. #7f7679
  2. #797f76
  3. #76797f

Tetradic

  1. #7f7679
  2. #7f7c76
  3. #767f7c
  4. #76797f

Square

  1. #7f7679
  2. #7d7f76
  3. #767f7c
  4. #78767f

Monochromatic

  1. #302c2d
  2. #575153
  3. #7f7679
  4. #a49da0
  5. #c9c5c6

Shades

#7f7679 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7f7679
  2. #726a6d
  3. #665e61
  4. #595355
  5. #4c4749
  6. #403b3d
  7. #332f30
  8. #262324
  9. #191818
  10. #0d0c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#7f7679 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7f7679
  2. #8c8486
  3. #999194
  4. #a59fa1
  5. #b2adaf
  6. #bfbbbc
  7. #ccc8c9
  8. #d9d6d7
  9. #e5e4e4
  10. #f2f1f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7f7679 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7f7679
  2. #7f777a
  3. #7f787a
  4. #7f797b
  5. #7f7a7c
  6. #807b7d
  7. #807c7d
  8. #807d7e
  9. #807e7f
  10. #807f7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b7779 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #777779 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #797979 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #817677 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a7779 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b7879 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #807678 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7f7679 {
  color: #7f7679;
}
Background
.bg-7f7679 {
  background-color: #7f7679;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7f7679 {
  border: 2px solid #7f7679;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7f7679;
  --color-primary-rgb: 127 118 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 340 4% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7f7679 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7f7679, #7f7876);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7f7679 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(127 118 121 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 5.69 #808080 Gray ΔE 6.13 #808080 Grey ΔE 6.13 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.66 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.01 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.01 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 8.44 #808986 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#7f7679  rgb(127, 118, 121)  hsl(340, 4%, 48%)  Taupe Gray
#767f7c  rgb(118, 127, 124)  hsl(160, 4%, 48%)  Gray
#797f76  rgb(121, 127, 118)  hsl(100, 4%, 48%)  Battleship Gray
#76797f  rgb(118, 121, 127)  hsl(220, 4%, 48%)  Gray