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#66797D

#66797d ≈ Slate Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#66797d is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40% red, 47.45% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.4% cyan, 3.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.98% black. Its hue angle is 190.43°, with 10.13% saturation and 44.51% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 7.48.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1798

Complementary

  1. #66797d
  2. #7d6a66

Split complementary

  1. #66797d
  2. #7d666e
  3. #7d7566

Analogous

  1. #667d75
  2. #66797d
  3. #666e7d

Triadic

  1. #66797d
  2. #7d6679
  3. #797d66

Tetradic

  1. #66797d
  2. #6a667d
  3. #7d6a66
  4. #797d66

Square

  1. #66797d
  2. #75667d
  3. #7d6a66
  4. #6e7d66

Monochromatic

  1. #212729
  2. #445053
  3. #66797d
  4. #8d9fa2
  5. #b7c2c5

Shades

#66797d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #66797d
  2. #5c6d71
  3. #526164
  4. #475558
  5. #3d494b
  6. #333d3f
  7. #293032
  8. #1f2426
  9. #141819
  10. #0a0c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#66797d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #66797d
  2. #75868a
  3. #859497
  4. #94a1a4
  5. #a3afb1
  6. #b3bcbe
  7. #c2c9cb
  8. #d1d7d8
  9. #e0e4e5
  10. #f0f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#66797d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #66797d
  2. #697a7d
  3. #6b7a7e
  4. #6e7b7e
  5. #707c7e
  6. #737d7f
  7. #767d7f
  8. #787e7f
  9. #7b7f7f
  10. #7d7f80
  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 #707779 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #75777d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #71747d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5f7b7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #70787d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d767d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #627a7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-66797d {
  color: #66797d;
}
Background
.bg-66797d {
  background-color: #66797d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-66797d {
  border: 2px solid #66797d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #66797d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 121 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 10% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-66797d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #66797d, #666e7d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-66797d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 121 125 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 7.48 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 7.48 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.19 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.19 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.33 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.33 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.60 #998682 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#66797d  rgb(102, 121, 125)  hsl(190, 10%, 45%)  Slate Gray
#7d6a66  rgb(125, 106, 102)  hsl(10, 10%, 45%)  Wenge
#7d6679  rgb(125, 102, 121)  hsl(310, 10%, 45%)  Old Lavender
#797d66  rgb(121, 125, 102)  hsl(70, 10%, 45%)  Xanadu