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#7F736C

#7f736c ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7f736c 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 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.45% magenta, 14.96% yellow and 50.2% black. Its hue angle is 22.11°, with 8.09% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 7.7.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1786

Complementary

  1. #7f736c
  2. #6c787f

Split complementary

  1. #7f736c
  2. #6c7f7d
  3. #6c6e7f

Analogous

  1. #7f6c6e
  2. #7f736c
  3. #7f7d6c

Triadic

  1. #7f736c
  2. #6c7f73
  3. #736c7f

Tetradic

  1. #7f736c
  2. #787f6c
  3. #6c787f
  4. #736c7f

Square

  1. #7f736c
  2. #6e7f6c
  3. #6c787f
  4. #7d6c7f

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2826
  2. #564e49
  3. #7f736c
  4. #a49a94
  5. #c7c1bd

Shades

#7f736c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7f736c
  2. #726861
  3. #665c56
  4. #59514c
  5. #4c4541
  6. #403a36
  7. #332e2b
  8. #262320
  9. #191716
  10. #0d0c0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#7f736c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7f736c
  2. #8c817b
  3. #998f89
  4. #a59d98
  5. #b2aba7
  6. #bfb9b6
  7. #ccc7c4
  8. #d9d5d3
  9. #e5e3e2
  10. #f2f1f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7f736c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7f736c
  2. #7f746e
  3. #7f7670
  4. #7f7772
  5. #7f7874
  6. #807a76
  7. #807b78
  8. #807c7a
  9. #807d7c
  10. #807f7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #797472 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #76746c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #79766c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #837171 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a736c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b756c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #81726f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7f736c {
  color: #7f736c;
}
Background
.bg-7f736c {
  background-color: #7f736c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7f736c {
  border: 2px solid #7f736c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7f736c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 127 115 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 22 8% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7f736c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7f736c, #7f7d6c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7f736c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(127 115 108 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 7.70 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.70 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.01 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.01 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.46 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.11 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 9.92 #808c93 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Gray
#7f736c  rgb(127, 115, 108)  hsl(22, 8%, 46%)  Gray
#6c787f  rgb(108, 120, 127)  hsl(202, 8%, 46%)  Slate Gray
#6c7f73  rgb(108, 127, 115)  hsl(142, 8%, 46%)  Xanadu
#736c7f  rgb(115, 108, 127)  hsl(262, 8%, 46%)  Old Lavender