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#71787F

#71787f ≈ Slate Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#71787f is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.31% red, 47.06% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.02% cyan, 5.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.2% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 5.83% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 5.22.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1848

Complementary

  1. #71787f
  2. #7f7871

Split complementary

  1. #71787f
  2. #7f7171
  3. #7f7f71

Analogous

  1. #717f7f
  2. #71787f
  3. #71717f

Triadic

  1. #71787f
  2. #7f7178
  3. #787f71

Tetradic

  1. #71787f
  2. #78717f
  3. #7f7871
  4. #787f71

Square

  1. #71787f
  2. #7f717f
  3. #7f7871
  4. #717f71

Monochromatic

  1. #292c2e
  2. #4d5257
  3. #71787f
  4. #999ea4
  5. #c1c5c8

Shades

#71787f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #71787f
  2. #666c72
  3. #5a6066
  4. #4f5459
  5. #44484c
  6. #393c40
  7. #2d3033
  8. #222426
  9. #171819
  10. #0b0c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#71787f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #71787f
  2. #7f868c
  3. #8d9399
  4. #9ca1a5
  5. #aaaeb2
  6. #b8bcbf
  7. #c6c9cc
  8. #d4d7d9
  9. #e3e4e5
  10. #f1f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#71787f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #71787f
  2. #73797f
  3. #747a7f
  4. #767a7f
  5. #777b7f
  6. #797c80
  7. #7a7d80
  8. #7c7e80
  9. #7d7e80
  10. #7f7f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #75777a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #75787f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #74767f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6e7a7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #74787f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #73777f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6f797c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-71787f {
  color: #71787f;
}
Background
.bg-71787f {
  background-color: #71787f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-71787f {
  border: 2px solid #71787f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #71787f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 113 120 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 6% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-71787f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #71787f, #71717f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-71787f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(113 120 127 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 5.22 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 5.22 #808080 Gray ΔE 5.69 #808080 Grey ΔE 5.69 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.13 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.13 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.36 #8e8780 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#71787f  rgb(113, 120, 127)  hsl(210, 6%, 47%)  Slate Gray
#7f7871  rgb(127, 120, 113)  hsl(30, 6%, 47%)  Gray
#7f7178  rgb(127, 113, 120)  hsl(330, 6%, 47%)  Old Lavender
#787f71  rgb(120, 127, 113)  hsl(90, 6%, 47%)  Xanadu