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#747E89

#747e89 ≈ Slate Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#747e89 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, 49.41% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.33% cyan, 8.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 211.43°, with 8.3% saturation and 49.61% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 2.6.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.2044

Complementary

  1. #747e89
  2. #897f74

Split complementary

  1. #747e89
  2. #897574
  3. #898974

Analogous

  1. #748989
  2. #747e89
  3. #757489

Triadic

  1. #747e89
  2. #89747e
  3. #7e8974

Tetradic

  1. #747e89
  2. #7f7489
  3. #897f74
  4. #7e8974

Square

  1. #747e89
  2. #897489
  3. #897f74
  4. #748975

Monochromatic

  1. #2e3236
  2. #515860
  3. #747e89
  4. #9da4ac
  5. #c7cbcf

Shades

#747e89 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #747e89
  2. #68717b
  3. #5d656e
  4. #515860
  5. #464c52
  6. #3a3f45
  7. #2e3237
  8. #232629
  9. #17191b
  10. #0c0d0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#747e89 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #747e89
  2. #828b95
  3. #9098a1
  4. #9ea5ac
  5. #acb2b8
  6. #babfc4
  7. #c7cbd0
  8. #d5d8dc
  9. #e3e5e7
  10. #f1f2f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#747e89 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #747e89
  2. #757e88
  3. #767e87
  4. #787f86
  5. #797f85
  6. #7a7f85
  7. #7b7f84
  8. #7c7f83
  9. #7e8082
  10. #7f8081
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #797d82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a7e8a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #787c89 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6f8081 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #787e89 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #767d89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #717f85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-747e89 {
  color: #747e89;
}
Background
.bg-747e89 {
  background-color: #747e89;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-747e89 {
  border: 2px solid #747e89;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #747e89;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 126 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 8% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-747e89 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #747e89, #757489);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-747e89 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 126 137 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 2.60 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 2.60 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 4.51 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 4.51 #808080 Gray ΔE 6.50 #808080 Grey ΔE 6.50 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.89 #8b8176 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#747e89  rgb(116, 126, 137)  hsl(211, 8%, 50%)  Slate Gray
#897f74  rgb(137, 127, 116)  hsl(31, 8%, 50%)  Battleship Gray
#89747e  rgb(137, 116, 126)  hsl(331, 8%, 50%)  Old Lavender
#7e8974  rgb(126, 137, 116)  hsl(91, 8%, 50%)  Xanadu