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#7F7779

#7f7779 ≈ Taupe Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7f7779 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, 46.67% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.3% magenta, 4.72% yellow and 50.2% black. Its hue angle is 345°, with 3.25% saturation and 48.24% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Taupe Gray (#8b8589), ΔE 5.37.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1909

Complementary

  1. #7f7779
  2. #777f7d

Split complementary

  1. #7f7779
  2. #777f79
  3. #777d7f

Analogous

  1. #7f777d
  2. #7f7779
  3. #7f7977

Triadic

  1. #7f7779
  2. #797f77
  3. #77797f

Tetradic

  1. #7f7779
  2. #7f7d77
  3. #777f7d
  4. #77797f

Square

  1. #7f7779
  2. #7d7f77
  3. #777f7d
  4. #79777f

Monochromatic

  1. #302d2e
  2. #585253
  3. #7f7779
  4. #a49ea0
  5. #c9c6c7

Shades

#7f7779 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7f7779
  2. #726b6d
  3. #665f61
  4. #595355
  5. #4c4749
  6. #403c3d
  7. #333030
  8. #262424
  9. #191818
  10. #0d0c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#7f7779 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7f7779
  2. #8c8586
  3. #999294
  4. #a5a0a1
  5. #b2adaf
  6. #bfbbbc
  7. #ccc9c9
  8. #d9d6d7
  9. #e5e4e4
  10. #f2f1f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7f7779 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7f7779
  2. #7f787a
  3. #7f797a
  4. #7f7a7b
  5. #7f7b7c
  6. #807c7d
  7. #807c7d
  8. #807d7e
  9. #807e7f
  10. #807f7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b7879 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #787879 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a7979 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #817778 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b7879 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c7879 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #807778 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7f7779 {
  color: #7f7779;
}
Background
.bg-7f7779 {
  background-color: #7f7779;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7f7779 {
  border: 2px solid #7f7779;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7f7779;
  --color-primary-rgb: 127 119 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 3% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7f7779 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7f7779, #7f7977);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7f7779 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(127 119 121 / 0.35);
}

#8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 5.37 #808080 Gray ΔE 5.39 #808080 Grey ΔE 5.39 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.87 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.79 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.79 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 9.23 #808886 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Taupe Gray
#7f7779  rgb(127, 119, 121)  hsl(345, 3%, 48%)  Taupe Gray
#777f7d  rgb(119, 127, 125)  hsl(165, 3%, 48%)  Gray
#797f77  rgb(121, 127, 119)  hsl(105, 3%, 48%)  Battleship Gray
#77797f  rgb(119, 121, 127)  hsl(225, 3%, 48%)  Gray