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#738486

#738486 ≈ Slate Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#738486 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.1% red, 51.76% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.18% cyan, 1.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black. Its hue angle is 186.32°, with 7.63% saturation and 48.82% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 7.43.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.2187

Complementary

  1. #738486
  2. #867573

Split complementary

  1. #738486
  2. #86737a
  3. #867e73

Analogous

  1. #73867e
  2. #738486
  3. #737a86

Triadic

  1. #738486
  2. #867384
  3. #848673

Tetradic

  1. #738486
  2. #757386
  3. #867573
  4. #848673

Square

  1. #738486
  2. #7e7386
  3. #867573
  4. #7a8673

Monochromatic

  1. #2c3334
  2. #505b5d
  3. #738486
  4. #9ca8aa
  5. #c5cccd

Shades

#738486 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #738486
  2. #687779
  3. #5c6a6b
  4. #515c5e
  5. #454f50
  6. #3a4243
  7. #2e3536
  8. #232828
  9. #171a1b
  10. #0c0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#738486 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #738486
  2. #819092
  3. #8f9d9e
  4. #9da9aa
  5. #abb5b6
  6. #b9c2c3
  7. #c7cecf
  8. #d5dadb
  9. #e3e6e7
  10. #f1f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#738486 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #738486
  2. #748485
  3. #768385
  4. #778384
  5. #788284
  6. #7a8283
  7. #7b8282
  8. #7c8182
  9. #7d8181
  10. #7f8081
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b8283 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #818286 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e8086 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6e8685 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c8386 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #798186 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #708585 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-738486 {
  color: #738486;
}
Background
.bg-738486 {
  background-color: #738486;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-738486 {
  border: 2px solid #738486;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #738486;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 132 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 8% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-738486 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #738486, #737a86);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-738486 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 132 134 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 7.43 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 7.43 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.59 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.59 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.64 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 7.82 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 7.82 #8c7b79 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#738486  rgb(115, 132, 134)  hsl(186, 8%, 49%)  Slate Gray
#867573  rgb(134, 117, 115)  hsl(6, 8%, 49%)  Taupe Gray
#867384  rgb(134, 115, 132)  hsl(306, 8%, 49%)  Old Lavender
#848673  rgb(132, 134, 115)  hsl(66, 8%, 49%)  Xanadu