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#6D7D81

#6d7d81 ≈ Slate Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#6d7d81 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, 49.02% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.5% cyan, 3.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.41% black. Its hue angle is 192°, with 8.4% saturation and 46.67% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 6.33.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.195

Complementary

  1. #6d7d81
  2. #81716d

Split complementary

  1. #6d7d81
  2. #816d73
  3. #817b6d

Analogous

  1. #6d817b
  2. #6d7d81
  3. #6d7381

Triadic

  1. #6d7d81
  2. #816d7d
  3. #7d816d

Tetradic

  1. #6d7d81
  2. #716d81
  3. #81716d
  4. #7d816d

Square

  1. #6d7d81
  2. #7b6d81
  3. #81716d
  4. #73816d

Monochromatic

  1. #272d2e
  2. #4a5558
  3. #6d7d81
  4. #95a2a5
  5. #bfc7c9

Shades

#6d7d81 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6d7d81
  2. #627174
  3. #576467
  4. #4c585a
  5. #414b4d
  6. #373f41
  7. #2c3234
  8. #212627
  9. #16191a
  10. #0b0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#6d7d81 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6d7d81
  2. #7c8a8e
  3. #8a979a
  4. #99a4a7
  5. #a7b1b3
  6. #b6bec0
  7. #c5cbcd
  8. #d3d8d9
  9. #e2e5e6
  10. #f0f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6d7d81 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6d7d81
  2. #6f7d81
  3. #717e81
  4. #737e81
  5. #757e81
  6. #777f81
  7. #787f80
  8. #7a7f80
  9. #7c7f80
  10. #7e8080
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #757b7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a7c81 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #767981 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #677f7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #757c81 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #737b81 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6a7e7f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6d7d81 {
  color: #6d7d81;
}
Background
.bg-6d7d81 {
  background-color: #6d7d81;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6d7d81 {
  border: 2px solid #6d7d81;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6d7d81;
  --color-primary-rgb: 109 125 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 8% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6d7d81 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6d7d81, #6d7381);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6d7d81 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(109 125 129 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 6.33 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 6.33 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.50 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.50 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 7.79 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 7.79 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.21 #92827e Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#6d7d81  rgb(109, 125, 129)  hsl(192, 8%, 47%)  Slate Gray
#81716d  rgb(129, 113, 109)  hsl(12, 8%, 47%)  Dim Gray
#816d7d  rgb(129, 109, 125)  hsl(312, 8%, 47%)  Old Lavender
#7d816d  rgb(125, 129, 109)  hsl(72, 8%, 47%)  Xanadu