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#717C87

#717c87 ≈ Slate Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#717c87 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, 48.63% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.3% cyan, 8.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.06% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 8.87% saturation and 48.63% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 2.69.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1968

Complementary

  1. #717c87
  2. #877c71

Split complementary

  1. #717c87
  2. #877171
  3. #878771

Analogous

  1. #718787
  2. #717c87
  3. #717187

Triadic

  1. #717c87
  2. #87717c
  3. #7c8771

Tetradic

  1. #717c87
  2. #7c7187
  3. #877c71
  4. #7c8771

Square

  1. #717c87
  2. #877187
  3. #877c71
  4. #718771

Monochromatic

  1. #2b3034
  2. #4e565d
  3. #717c87
  4. #9aa2aa
  5. #c4c9cd

Shades

#717c87 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #717c87
  2. #66707a
  3. #5a636c
  4. #4f575f
  5. #444a51
  6. #393e44
  7. #2d3236
  8. #222529
  9. #17191b
  10. #0b0c0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#717c87 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #717c87
  2. #7f8993
  3. #8d969f
  4. #9ca3ab
  5. #aab0b7
  6. #b8bec3
  7. #c6cbcf
  8. #d4d8db
  9. #e3e5e7
  10. #f1f2f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#717c87 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #717c87
  2. #737c86
  3. #747d86
  4. #767d85
  5. #777e84
  6. #797e84
  7. #7a7e83
  8. #7c7f82
  9. #7d7f81
  10. #7f8081
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #777b80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #787c88 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #757a87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6c7e7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #757c87 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #747b87 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6e7e83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-717c87 {
  color: #717c87;
}
Background
.bg-717c87 {
  background-color: #717c87;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-717c87 {
  border: 2px solid #717c87;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #717c87;
  --color-primary-rgb: 113 124 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 9% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-717c87 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #717c87, #717187);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-717c87 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(113 124 135 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 2.69 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 2.69 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 5.07 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 5.07 #808080 Gray ΔE 6.91 #808080 Grey ΔE 6.91 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.37 #8e8378 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#717c87  rgb(113, 124, 135)  hsl(210, 9%, 49%)  Slate Gray
#877c71  rgb(135, 124, 113)  hsl(30, 9%, 49%)  Battleship Gray
#87717c  rgb(135, 113, 124)  hsl(330, 9%, 49%)  Old Lavender
#7c8771  rgb(124, 135, 113)  hsl(90, 9%, 49%)  Xanadu