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#797372

#797372 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#797372 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 45.1% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.96% magenta, 5.79% yellow and 52.55% black. Its hue angle is 8.57°, with 2.98% saturation and 46.08% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 5.44.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1754

Complementary

  1. #797372
  2. #727879

Split complementary

  1. #797372
  2. #727977
  3. #727579

Analogous

  1. #797275
  2. #797372
  3. #797772

Triadic

  1. #797372
  2. #727973
  3. #737279

Tetradic

  1. #797372
  2. #787972
  3. #727879
  4. #737279

Square

  1. #797372
  2. #757972
  3. #727879
  4. #777279

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2828
  2. #524e4d
  3. #797372
  4. #9f9a99
  5. #c4c1c0

Shades

#797372 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #797372
  2. #6d6867
  3. #615c5b
  4. #555150
  5. #494544
  6. #3d3a39
  7. #302e2e
  8. #242322
  9. #181717
  10. #0c0c0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#797372 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #797372
  2. #868180
  3. #948f8e
  4. #a19d9c
  5. #afabaa
  6. #bcb9b9
  7. #c9c7c7
  8. #d7d5d5
  9. #e4e3e3
  10. #f2f1f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#797372 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #797372
  2. #7a7473
  3. #7a7675
  4. #7b7776
  5. #7c7878
  6. #7d7a79
  7. #7d7b7a
  8. #7e7c7c
  9. #7f7d7d
  10. #7f7f7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #767473 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #747472 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #757572 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7b7273 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #767372 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #777472 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a7372 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-797372 {
  color: #797372;
}
Background
.bg-797372 {
  background-color: #797372;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-797372 {
  border: 2px solid #797372;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #797372;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 115 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 3% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-797372 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #797372, #797772);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-797372 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 115 114 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 5.44 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 5.44 #808080 Gray ΔE 5.63 #808080 Grey ΔE 5.63 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.07 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.61 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 10.45 #868c8d Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#797372  rgb(121, 115, 114)  hsl(9, 3%, 46%)  Dim Gray
#727879  rgb(114, 120, 121)  hsl(189, 3%, 46%)  Gray
#727973  rgb(114, 121, 115)  hsl(129, 3%, 46%)  Gray
#737279  rgb(115, 114, 121)  hsl(249, 3%, 46%)  Dim Gray