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#78788A

#78788a ≈ Slate Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#78788a is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 47.06% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.04% cyan, 13.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 7.14% saturation and 50.59% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 8.34.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1926

Complementary

  1. #78788a
  2. #8a8a78

Split complementary

  1. #78788a
  2. #8a8178
  3. #818a78

Analogous

  1. #78818a
  2. #78788a
  3. #81788a

Triadic

  1. #78788a
  2. #8a7878
  3. #788a78

Tetradic

  1. #78788a
  2. #8a788a
  3. #8a8a78
  4. #788a78

Square

  1. #78788a
  2. #8a7881
  3. #8a8a78
  4. #788a81

Monochromatic

  1. #313138
  2. #545461
  3. #78788a
  4. #a1a1ae
  5. #cacad1

Shades

#78788a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #78788a
  2. #6c6c7c
  3. #60606e
  4. #545461
  5. #484853
  6. #3c3c45
  7. #303037
  8. #242429
  9. #18181c
  10. #0c0c0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#78788a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #78788a
  2. #868696
  3. #9393a1
  4. #a1a1ad
  5. #aeaeb9
  6. #bcbcc5
  7. #c9c9d0
  8. #d7d7dc
  9. #e4e4e8
  10. #f2f2f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#78788a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #78788a
  2. #797989
  3. #7a7a88
  4. #7a7a87
  5. #7b7b86
  6. #7c7c85
  7. #7d7d84
  8. #7e7e83
  9. #7e7e82
  10. #7f7f81
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #797980 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #747a8b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #737989 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #747b7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #76798b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75798a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #767a83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-78788a {
  color: #78788a;
}
Background
.bg-78788a {
  background-color: #78788a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-78788a {
  border: 2px solid #78788a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #78788a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 120 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 7% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-78788a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #78788a, #81788a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-78788a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 120 138 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.34 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 8.34 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.44 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 8.91 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.39 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.39 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.60 #878775 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#78788a  rgb(120, 120, 138)  hsl(240, 7%, 51%)  Slate Gray
#8a8a78  rgb(138, 138, 120)  hsl(60, 7%, 51%)  Battleship Gray
#8a7878  rgb(138, 120, 120)  hsl(0, 7%, 51%)  Taupe Gray
#788a78  rgb(120, 138, 120)  hsl(120, 7%, 51%)  Xanadu