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#70747E

#70747e ≈ Slate Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#70747e is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.92% red, 45.49% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.11% cyan, 7.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 222.86°, with 5.88% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 6.35.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1744

Complementary

  1. #70747e
  2. #7e7a70

Split complementary

  1. #70747e
  2. #7e7370
  3. #7b7e70

Analogous

  1. #707b7e
  2. #70747e
  3. #73707e

Triadic

  1. #70747e
  2. #7e7074
  3. #747e70

Tetradic

  1. #70747e
  2. #7a707e
  3. #7e7a70
  4. #747e70

Square

  1. #70747e
  2. #7e707b
  3. #7e7a70
  4. #707e73

Monochromatic

  1. #28292d
  2. #4c4f56
  3. #70747e
  4. #989ba3
  5. #c0c2c7

Shades

#70747e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #70747e
  2. #656871
  3. #5a5d65
  4. #4e5158
  5. #43464c
  6. #383a3f
  7. #2d2e32
  8. #222326
  9. #161719
  10. #0b0c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#70747e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #70747e
  2. #7e828b
  3. #8d9098
  4. #9b9ea5
  5. #a9acb2
  6. #b8babf
  7. #c6c7cb
  8. #d4d5d8
  9. #e2e3e5
  10. #f1f1f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#70747e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #70747e
  2. #72757e
  3. #73767e
  4. #75787f
  5. #76797f
  6. #787a7f
  7. #7a7b7f
  8. #7b7c7f
  9. #7d7e80
  10. #7e7f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #727478 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #71757f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #70737e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6d7677 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #71747e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #70747e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6e757a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-70747e {
  color: #70747e;
}
Background
.bg-70747e {
  background-color: #70747e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-70747e {
  border: 2px solid #70747e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #70747e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 116 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 6% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-70747e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #70747e, #73707e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-70747e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 116 126 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 6.35 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 6.35 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.85 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.85 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.16 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.16 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 8.74 #8f8b81 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#70747e  rgb(112, 116, 126)  hsl(223, 6%, 47%)  Slate Gray
#7e7a70  rgb(126, 122, 112)  hsl(43, 6%, 47%)  Battleship Gray
#7e7074  rgb(126, 112, 116)  hsl(343, 6%, 47%)  Old Lavender
#747e70  rgb(116, 126, 112)  hsl(103, 6%, 47%)  Xanadu