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#727F88

#727f88 ≈ Slate Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#727f88 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 49.8% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.18% cyan, 6.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.67% black. Its hue angle is 204.55°, with 8.8% saturation and 49.02% 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 3.16.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.2053

Complementary

  1. #727f88
  2. #887b72

Split complementary

  1. #727f88
  2. #887274
  3. #888672

Analogous

  1. #728886
  2. #727f88
  3. #727488

Triadic

  1. #727f88
  2. #88727f
  3. #7f8872

Tetradic

  1. #727f88
  2. #7b7288
  3. #887b72
  4. #7f8872

Square

  1. #727f88
  2. #867288
  3. #887b72
  4. #748872

Monochromatic

  1. #2c3135
  2. #4f585e
  3. #727f88
  4. #9ba5ab
  5. #c5cace

Shades

#727f88 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #727f88
  2. #67727a
  3. #5b666d
  4. #50595f
  5. #444c52
  6. #394044
  7. #2e3336
  8. #222629
  9. #17191b
  10. #0b0d0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#727f88 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #727f88
  2. #808c94
  3. #8e99a0
  4. #9ca5ac
  5. #aab2b8
  6. #b9bfc4
  7. #c7cccf
  8. #d5d9db
  9. #e3e5e7
  10. #f1f2f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#727f88 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #727f88
  2. #737f87
  3. #757f86
  4. #767f86
  5. #787f85
  6. #798084
  7. #7a8083
  8. #7c8082
  9. #7d8082
  10. #7f8081
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #797e82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b7f88 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #787c88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6c8182 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #787f88 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #767d88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6f8084 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-727f88 {
  color: #727f88;
}
Background
.bg-727f88 {
  background-color: #727f88;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-727f88 {
  border: 2px solid #727f88;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #727f88;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 127 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 9% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-727f88 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #727f88, #727488);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-727f88 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 127 136 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 3.16 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 3.16 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 4.80 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 4.80 #808080 Gray ΔE 6.66 #808080 Grey ΔE 6.66 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.76 #8d8077 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#727f88  rgb(114, 127, 136)  hsl(205, 9%, 49%)  Slate Gray
#887b72  rgb(136, 123, 114)  hsl(25, 9%, 49%)  Gray
#88727f  rgb(136, 114, 127)  hsl(325, 9%, 49%)  Old Lavender
#7f8872  rgb(127, 136, 114)  hsl(85, 9%, 49%)  Xanadu