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#7F7E7E

#7f7e7e ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7f7e7e 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, 49.41% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 50.2% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 0.4% saturation and 49.61% 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 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 0.89.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.2094

Complementary

  1. #7f7e7e
  2. #7e7f7f

Split complementary

  1. #7f7e7e
  2. #7e7f7f
  3. #7e7f7f

Analogous

  1. #7f7e7f
  2. #7f7e7e
  3. #7f7f7e

Triadic

  1. #7f7e7e
  2. #7e7f7e
  3. #7e7e7f

Tetradic

  1. #7f7e7e
  2. #7f7f7e
  3. #7e7f7f
  4. #7e7e7f

Square

  1. #7f7e7e
  2. #7f7f7e
  3. #7e7f7f
  4. #7f7e7f

Monochromatic

  1. #323232
  2. #595858
  3. #7f7e7e
  4. #a5a4a4
  5. #cbcbcb

Shades

#7f7e7e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7f7e7e
  2. #727171
  3. #666565
  4. #595858
  5. #4c4c4c
  6. #403f3f
  7. #333232
  8. #262626
  9. #191919
  10. #0d0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#7f7e7e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7f7e7e
  2. #8c8b8b
  3. #999898
  4. #a5a5a5
  5. #b2b2b2
  6. #bfbfbf
  7. #cccbcb
  8. #d9d8d8
  9. #e5e5e5
  10. #f2f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7f7e7e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7f7e7e
  2. #7f7e7e
  3. #7f7e7e
  4. #7f7f7f
  5. #7f7f7f
  6. #807f7f
  7. #807f7f
  8. #807f7f
  9. #808080
  10. #808080
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f7e7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e7e7e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7e7e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f7e7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e7e7e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f7e7e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f7e7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7f7e7e {
  color: #7f7e7e;
}
Background
.bg-7f7e7e {
  background-color: #7f7e7e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7f7e7e {
  border: 2px solid #7f7e7e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7f7e7e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 127 126 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 0% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7f7e7e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7f7e7e, #7f7f7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7f7e7e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(127 126 126 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 0.89 #808080 Grey ΔE 0.89 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 2.58 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 4.91 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.44 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.44 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.26 #808181 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Gray
#7f7e7e  rgb(127, 126, 126)  hsl(0, 0%, 50%)  Gray
#7e7f7f  rgb(126, 127, 127)  hsl(180, 0%, 50%)  Gray
#7e7f7e  rgb(126, 127, 126)  hsl(120, 0%, 50%)  Gray
#7e7e7f  rgb(126, 126, 127)  hsl(240, 0%, 50%)  Gray