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#81736B

#81736b ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#81736b is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.59% red, 45.1% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.85% magenta, 17.05% yellow and 49.41% black. Its hue angle is 21.82°, with 9.32% saturation and 46.27% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 8.39.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1799

Complementary

  1. #81736b
  2. #6b7981

Split complementary

  1. #81736b
  2. #6b817e
  3. #6b6e81

Analogous

  1. #816b6e
  2. #81736b
  3. #817e6b

Triadic

  1. #81736b
  2. #6b8173
  3. #736b81

Tetradic

  1. #81736b
  2. #79816b
  3. #6b7981
  4. #736b81

Square

  1. #81736b
  2. #6e816b
  3. #6b7981
  4. #7e6b81

Monochromatic

  1. #2d2826
  2. #574e48
  3. #81736b
  4. #a59a93
  5. #c8c1bd

Shades

#81736b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #81736b
  2. #746860
  3. #675c56
  4. #5a514b
  5. #4d4540
  6. #413a36
  7. #342e2b
  8. #272320
  9. #1a1715
  10. #0d0c0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#81736b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #81736b
  2. #8e817a
  3. #9a8f89
  4. #a79d97
  5. #b3aba6
  6. #c0b9b5
  7. #cdc7c4
  8. #d9d5d3
  9. #e6e3e1
  10. #f2f1f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#81736b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #81736b
  2. #81746d
  3. #81766f
  4. #817771
  5. #817873
  6. #817a76
  7. #807b78
  8. #807c7a
  9. #807d7c
  10. #807f7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a7572 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #77746a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a776b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #857171 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b746b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d756b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #84726e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-81736b {
  color: #81736b;
}
Background
.bg-81736b {
  background-color: #81736b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-81736b {
  border: 2px solid #81736b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #81736b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 129 115 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 22 9% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-81736b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #81736b, #817e6b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-81736b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(129 115 107 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 8.39 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.39 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.84 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.84 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.06 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 9.16 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.47 #7e8c94 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Gray
#81736b  rgb(129, 115, 107)  hsl(22, 9%, 46%)  Gray
#6b7981  rgb(107, 121, 129)  hsl(202, 9%, 46%)  Slate Gray
#6b8173  rgb(107, 129, 115)  hsl(142, 9%, 46%)  Xanadu
#736b81  rgb(115, 107, 129)  hsl(262, 9%, 46%)  Old Lavender