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#747C85

#747c85 ≈ Slate Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#747c85 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 48.63% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.78% cyan, 6.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 211.76°, with 6.83% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 3.77.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1982

Complementary

  1. #747c85
  2. #857d74

Split complementary

  1. #747c85
  2. #857474
  3. #848574

Analogous

  1. #748485
  2. #747c85
  3. #747485

Triadic

  1. #747c85
  2. #85747c
  3. #7c8574

Tetradic

  1. #747c85
  2. #7d7485
  3. #857d74
  4. #7c8574

Square

  1. #747c85
  2. #857484
  3. #857d74
  4. #748574

Monochromatic

  1. #2d3033
  2. #50565c
  3. #747c85
  4. #9ca2a9
  5. #c5c9cd

Shades

#747c85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #747c85
  2. #687078
  3. #5d636a
  4. #51575d
  5. #464a50
  6. #3a3e43
  7. #2e3235
  8. #232528
  9. #17191b
  10. #0c0c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#747c85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #747c85
  2. #828991
  3. #90969d
  4. #9ea3aa
  5. #acb0b6
  6. #babec2
  7. #c7cbce
  8. #d5d8da
  9. #e3e5e7
  10. #f1f2f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#747c85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #747c85
  2. #757c85
  3. #767d84
  4. #787d84
  5. #797e83
  6. #7a7e83
  7. #7b7e82
  8. #7c7f82
  9. #7e7f81
  10. #7f8081
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #787b7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #797c85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #777a85 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #707e7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #777c85 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #767b85 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #727d81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-747c85 {
  color: #747c85;
}
Background
.bg-747c85 {
  background-color: #747c85;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-747c85 {
  border: 2px solid #747c85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #747c85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 124 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 7% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-747c85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #747c85, #747485);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-747c85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 124 133 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 3.77 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 3.77 #808080 Gray ΔE 5.69 #808080 Grey ΔE 5.69 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 5.72 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 5.72 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.22 #8b837a Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#747c85  rgb(116, 124, 133)  hsl(212, 7%, 49%)  Slate Gray
#857d74  rgb(133, 125, 116)  hsl(32, 7%, 49%)  Battleship Gray
#85747c  rgb(133, 116, 124)  hsl(332, 7%, 49%)  Old Lavender
#7c8574  rgb(124, 133, 116)  hsl(92, 7%, 49%)  Xanadu