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#747F86

#747f86 ≈ Slate Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#747f86 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, 49.8% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.43% cyan, 5.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black. Its hue angle is 203.33°, with 7.2% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 4.08.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.2061

Complementary

  1. #747f86
  2. #867b74

Split complementary

  1. #747f86
  2. #867476
  3. #868474

Analogous

  1. #748684
  2. #747f86
  3. #747686

Triadic

  1. #747f86
  2. #86747f
  3. #7f8674

Tetradic

  1. #747f86
  2. #7b7486
  3. #867b74
  4. #7f8674

Square

  1. #747f86
  2. #847486
  3. #867b74
  4. #768674

Monochromatic

  1. #2d3134
  2. #51585d
  3. #747f86
  4. #9da5aa
  5. #c6cacd

Shades

#747f86 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #747f86
  2. #687279
  3. #5d666b
  4. #51595e
  5. #464c50
  6. #3a4043
  7. #2e3336
  8. #232628
  9. #17191b
  10. #0c0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#747f86 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #747f86
  2. #828c92
  3. #90999e
  4. #9ea5aa
  5. #acb2b6
  6. #babfc3
  7. #c7cccf
  8. #d5d9db
  9. #e3e5e7
  10. #f1f2f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#747f86 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #747f86
  2. #757f85
  3. #767f85
  4. #787f84
  5. #797f84
  6. #7a8083
  7. #7b8082
  8. #7c8082
  9. #7e8081
  10. #7f8081
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a7e81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c7f86 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #797c86 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6f8181 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #797f86 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #777d86 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #718083 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-747f86 {
  color: #747f86;
}
Background
.bg-747f86 {
  background-color: #747f86;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-747f86 {
  border: 2px solid #747f86;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #747f86;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 127 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 7% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-747f86 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #747f86, #747686);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-747f86 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 127 134 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 4.08 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 4.08 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 5.47 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 5.47 #808080 Gray ΔE 5.70 #808080 Grey ΔE 5.70 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.76 #8b8079 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#747f86  rgb(116, 127, 134)  hsl(203, 7%, 49%)  Slate Gray
#867b74  rgb(134, 123, 116)  hsl(23, 7%, 49%)  Gray
#86747f  rgb(134, 116, 127)  hsl(323, 7%, 49%)  Old Lavender
#7f8674  rgb(127, 134, 116)  hsl(83, 7%, 49%)  Xanadu