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#6D747C

#6d747c ≈ Slate Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#6d747c is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.75% red, 45.49% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.1% cyan, 6.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 212°, with 6.44% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 5.95.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.172

Complementary

  1. #6d747c
  2. #7c756d

Split complementary

  1. #6d747c
  2. #7c6e6d
  3. #7c7c6d

Analogous

  1. #6d7c7c
  2. #6d747c
  3. #6e6d7c

Triadic

  1. #6d747c
  2. #7c6d74
  3. #747c6d

Tetradic

  1. #6d747c
  2. #756d7c
  3. #7c756d
  4. #747c6d

Square

  1. #6d747c
  2. #7c6d7c
  3. #7c756d
  4. #6d7c6e

Monochromatic

  1. #25282b
  2. #494e53
  3. #6d747c
  4. #949aa1
  5. #bdc1c5

Shades

#6d747c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6d747c
  2. #626870
  3. #575d63
  4. #4c5157
  5. #41464a
  6. #373a3e
  7. #2c2e32
  8. #212325
  9. #161719
  10. #0b0c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#6d747c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6d747c
  2. #7c8289
  3. #8a9096
  4. #999ea3
  5. #a7acb0
  6. #b6babe
  7. #c5c7cb
  8. #d3d5d8
  9. #e2e3e5
  10. #f0f1f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6d747c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6d747c
  2. #6f757c
  3. #71767d
  4. #73787d
  5. #75797e
  6. #777a7e
  7. #787b7e
  8. #7a7c7f
  9. #7c7e7f
  10. #7e7f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #717477 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #71747c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #70727c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #697676 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #70747c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f737c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6b7579 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6d747c {
  color: #6d747c;
}
Background
.bg-6d747c {
  background-color: #6d747c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6d747c {
  border: 2px solid #6d747c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6d747c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 109 116 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 6% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6d747c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6d747c, #6e6d7c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6d747c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(109 116 124 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 5.95 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 5.95 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.28 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.28 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.02 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.02 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 8.55 #928b83 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#6d747c  rgb(109, 116, 124)  hsl(212, 6%, 46%)  Slate Gray
#7c756d  rgb(124, 117, 109)  hsl(32, 6%, 46%)  Gray
#7c6d74  rgb(124, 109, 116)  hsl(332, 6%, 46%)  Old Lavender
#747c6d  rgb(116, 124, 109)  hsl(92, 6%, 46%)  Xanadu