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#69737C

#69737c ≈ Slate Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#69737c is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 45.1% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.32% cyan, 7.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 208.42°, with 8.3% saturation and 44.9% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 5.85.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1672

Complementary

  1. #69737c
  2. #7c7269

Split complementary

  1. #69737c
  2. #7c6969
  3. #7c7b69

Analogous

  1. #697c7b
  2. #69737c
  3. #69697c

Triadic

  1. #69737c
  2. #7c6973
  3. #737c69

Tetradic

  1. #69737c
  2. #72697c
  3. #7c7269
  4. #737c69

Square

  1. #69737c
  2. #7b697c
  3. #7c7269
  4. #697c69

Monochromatic

  1. #232629
  2. #464d53
  3. #69737c
  4. #9099a1
  5. #babfc4

Shades

#69737c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #69737c
  2. #5f6870
  3. #545c63
  4. #4a5157
  5. #3f454a
  6. #353a3e
  7. #2a2e32
  8. #202325
  9. #151719
  10. #0b0c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#69737c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #69737c
  2. #788189
  3. #878f96
  4. #969da3
  5. #a5abb0
  6. #b4b9be
  7. #c3c7cb
  8. #d2d5d8
  9. #e1e3e5
  10. #f0f1f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#69737c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #69737c
  2. #6b747c
  3. #6e767d
  4. #70777d
  5. #72787e
  6. #757a7e
  7. #777b7e
  8. #797c7f
  9. #7b7d7f
  10. #7e7f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e7276 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #70737c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d717c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #647576 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d737c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c727c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #667478 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-69737c {
  color: #69737c;
}
Background
.bg-69737c {
  background-color: #69737c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-69737c {
  border: 2px solid #69737c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #69737c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 115 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 8% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-69737c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #69737c, #69697c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-69737c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 115 124 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 5.85 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 5.85 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.76 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.76 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.15 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.15 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 8.67 #968c83 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#69737c  rgb(105, 115, 124)  hsl(208, 8%, 45%)  Slate Gray
#7c7269  rgb(124, 114, 105)  hsl(28, 8%, 45%)  Dim Gray
#7c6973  rgb(124, 105, 115)  hsl(328, 8%, 45%)  Old Lavender
#737c69  rgb(115, 124, 105)  hsl(88, 8%, 45%)  Xanadu