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#7F736B

#7f736b ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7f736b 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, 45.1% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.45% magenta, 15.75% yellow and 50.2% black. Its hue angle is 24°, with 8.55% saturation and 45.88% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 7.87.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1784

Complementary

  1. #7f736b
  2. #6b777f

Split complementary

  1. #7f736b
  2. #6b7f7d
  3. #6b6d7f

Analogous

  1. #7f6b6d
  2. #7f736b
  3. #7f7d6b

Triadic

  1. #7f736b
  2. #6b7f73
  3. #736b7f

Tetradic

  1. #7f736b
  2. #777f6b
  3. #6b777f
  4. #736b7f

Square

  1. #7f736b
  2. #6d7f6b
  3. #6b777f
  4. #7d6b7f

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2825
  2. #554d48
  3. #7f736b
  4. #a49a93
  5. #c7c0bc

Shades

#7f736b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7f736b
  2. #726860
  3. #665c56
  4. #59514b
  5. #4c4540
  6. #403a36
  7. #332e2b
  8. #262320
  9. #191715
  10. #0d0c0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#7f736b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7f736b
  2. #8c817a
  3. #998f89
  4. #a59d97
  5. #b2aba6
  6. #bfb9b5
  7. #ccc7c4
  8. #d9d5d3
  9. #e5e3e1
  10. #f2f1f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7f736b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7f736b
  2. #7f746d
  3. #7f766f
  4. #7f7771
  5. #7f7873
  6. #807a76
  7. #807b78
  8. #807c7a
  9. #807d7c
  10. #807f7e
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #797471 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #76746b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #79766b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #837171 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a736b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c756b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #81726e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7f736b {
  color: #7f736b;
}
Background
.bg-7f736b {
  background-color: #7f736b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7f736b {
  border: 2px solid #7f736b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7f736b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 127 115 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 24 9% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7f736b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7f736b, #7f7d6b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7f736b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(127 115 107 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 7.87 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.87 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.14 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.14 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.54 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.47 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 9.86 #808c94 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Gray
#7f736b  rgb(127, 115, 107)  hsl(24, 9%, 46%)  Gray
#6b777f  rgb(107, 119, 127)  hsl(204, 9%, 46%)  Slate Gray
#6b7f73  rgb(107, 127, 115)  hsl(144, 9%, 46%)  Xanadu
#736b7f  rgb(115, 107, 127)  hsl(264, 9%, 46%)  Old Lavender