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#6E7482

#6e7482 ≈ Slate Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#6e7482 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 45.49% green and 50.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.38% cyan, 10.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.02% black. Its hue angle is 222°, with 8.33% saturation and 47.06% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 5.81.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1742

Complementary

  1. #6e7482
  2. #827c6e

Split complementary

  1. #6e7482
  2. #82726e
  3. #7e826e

Analogous

  1. #6e7e82
  2. #6e7482
  3. #726e82

Triadic

  1. #6e7482
  2. #826e74
  3. #74826e

Tetradic

  1. #6e7482
  2. #7c6e82
  3. #827c6e
  4. #74826e

Square

  1. #6e7482
  2. #826e7e
  3. #827c6e
  4. #6e8272

Monochromatic

  1. #282a2f
  2. #4b4f59
  3. #6e7482
  4. #969ba6
  5. #c0c3c9

Shades

#6e7482 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e7482
  2. #636875
  3. #585d68
  4. #4d515b
  5. #42464e
  6. #373a41
  7. #2c2e34
  8. #212327
  9. #16171a
  10. #0b0c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e7482 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e7482
  2. #7d828f
  3. #8b909b
  4. #9a9ea8
  5. #a8acb4
  6. #b7bac1
  7. #c5c7cd
  8. #d4d5da
  9. #e2e3e6
  10. #f1f1f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e7482 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e7482
  2. #707582
  3. #727682
  4. #737881
  5. #757981
  6. #777a81
  7. #797b81
  8. #7b7c81
  9. #7c7e80
  10. #7e7f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #72747a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #707583 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e7382 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #697778 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f7482 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e7382 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6b767c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6e7482 {
  color: #6e7482;
}
Background
.bg-6e7482 {
  background-color: #6e7482;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6e7482 {
  border: 2px solid #6e7482;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e7482;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 116 130;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 8% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e7482 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e7482, #726e82);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e7482 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 116 130 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 5.81 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 5.81 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 8.30 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 8.30 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.32 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.32 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.61 #918b7d Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#6e7482  rgb(110, 116, 130)  hsl(222, 8%, 47%)  Slate Gray
#827c6e  rgb(130, 124, 110)  hsl(42, 8%, 47%)  Battleship Gray
#826e74  rgb(130, 110, 116)  hsl(342, 8%, 47%)  Old Lavender
#74826e  rgb(116, 130, 110)  hsl(102, 8%, 47%)  Xanadu