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#7F736E

#7f736e ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7f736e 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 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.45% magenta, 13.39% yellow and 50.2% black. Its hue angle is 17.65°, with 7.17% saturation and 46.47% 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 7.44.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.179

Complementary

  1. #7f736e
  2. #6e7a7f

Split complementary

  1. #7f736e
  2. #6e7f7b
  3. #6e717f

Analogous

  1. #7f6e71
  2. #7f736e
  3. #7f7b6e

Triadic

  1. #7f736e
  2. #6e7f73
  3. #736e7f

Tetradic

  1. #7f736e
  2. #7a7f6e
  3. #6e7a7f
  4. #736e7f

Square

  1. #7f736e
  2. #717f6e
  3. #6e7a7f
  4. #7b6e7f

Monochromatic

  1. #2d2927
  2. #564e4a
  3. #7f736e
  4. #a49a96
  5. #c7c1bf

Shades

#7f736e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7f736e
  2. #726863
  3. #665c58
  4. #59514d
  5. #4c4542
  6. #403a37
  7. #332e2c
  8. #262321
  9. #191716
  10. #0d0c0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#7f736e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7f736e
  2. #8c817d
  3. #998f8b
  4. #a59d9a
  5. #b2aba8
  6. #bfb9b7
  7. #ccc7c5
  8. #d9d5d4
  9. #e5e3e2
  10. #f2f1f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7f736e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7f736e
  2. #7f7470
  3. #7f7672
  4. #7f7773
  5. #7f7875
  6. #807a77
  7. #807b79
  8. #807c7b
  9. #807d7c
  10. #807f7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #797472 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #76746e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #79766e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #837172 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a746e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b756e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #817270 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7f736e {
  color: #7f736e;
}
Background
.bg-7f736e {
  background-color: #7f736e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7f736e {
  border: 2px solid #7f736e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7f736e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 127 115 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 18 7% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7f736e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7f736e, #7f7b6e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7f736e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(127 115 110 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 7.44 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.44 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.83 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.83 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.37 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.46 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 10.16 #808c91 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Gray
#7f736e  rgb(127, 115, 110)  hsl(18, 7%, 46%)  Gray
#6e7a7f  rgb(110, 122, 127)  hsl(198, 7%, 46%)  Slate Gray
#6e7f73  rgb(110, 127, 115)  hsl(138, 7%, 46%)  Xanadu
#736e7f  rgb(115, 110, 127)  hsl(258, 7%, 46%)  Old Lavender