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#6C727D

#6c727d ≈ Slate Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#6c727d is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 44.71% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.6% cyan, 8.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.98% black. Its hue angle is 218.82°, with 7.3% saturation and 45.69% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 6.33.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.167

Complementary

  1. #6c727d
  2. #7d776c

Split complementary

  1. #6c727d
  2. #7d6f6c
  3. #7b7d6c

Analogous

  1. #6c7b7d
  2. #6c727d
  3. #6f6c7d

Triadic

  1. #6c727d
  2. #7d6c72
  3. #727d6c

Tetradic

  1. #6c727d
  2. #776c7d
  3. #7d776c
  4. #727d6c

Square

  1. #6c727d
  2. #7d6c7b
  3. #7d776c
  4. #6c7d6f

Monochromatic

  1. #25272b
  2. #494d54
  3. #6c727d
  4. #9399a2
  5. #bcc0c6

Shades

#6c727d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6c727d
  2. #616771
  3. #565b64
  4. #4c5058
  5. #41444b
  6. #36393f
  7. #2b2e32
  8. #202226
  9. #161719
  10. #0b0b0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#6c727d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6c727d
  2. #7b808a
  3. #898e97
  4. #989ca4
  5. #a7aab1
  6. #b6b9be
  7. #c4c7cb
  8. #d3d5d8
  9. #e2e3e5
  10. #f0f1f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6c727d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6c727d
  2. #6e737d
  3. #70757e
  4. #72767e
  5. #74787e
  6. #76797f
  7. #787a7f
  8. #7a7c7f
  9. #7c7d7f
  10. #7e7f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f7276 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f727e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d717d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #687475 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e727d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d717d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6a7379 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6c727d {
  color: #6c727d;
}
Background
.bg-6c727d {
  background-color: #6c727d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6c727d {
  border: 2px solid #6c727d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6c727d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 114 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 7% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6c727d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6c727d, #6f6c7d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6c727d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 114 125 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 6.33 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 6.33 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.80 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.80 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.21 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.21 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.02 #938d82 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#6c727d  rgb(108, 114, 125)  hsl(219, 7%, 46%)  Slate Gray
#7d776c  rgb(125, 119, 108)  hsl(39, 7%, 46%)  Gray
#7d6c72  rgb(125, 108, 114)  hsl(339, 7%, 46%)  Old Lavender
#727d6c  rgb(114, 125, 108)  hsl(99, 7%, 46%)  Xanadu