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#797B89

#797b89 ≈ Slate Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#797b89 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 48.24% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.68% cyan, 10.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 232.5°, with 6.35% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 6.38.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.2004

Complementary

  1. #797b89
  2. #898779

Split complementary

  1. #797b89
  2. #897f79
  3. #838979

Analogous

  1. #798389
  2. #797b89
  3. #7f7989

Triadic

  1. #797b89
  2. #89797b
  3. #7b8979

Tetradic

  1. #797b89
  2. #877989
  3. #898779
  4. #7b8979

Square

  1. #797b89
  2. #897983
  3. #898779
  4. #79897f

Monochromatic

  1. #313238
  2. #555661
  3. #797b89
  4. #a2a3ad
  5. #cacbd1

Shades

#797b89 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #797b89
  2. #6d6f7b
  3. #61626e
  4. #555660
  5. #494a52
  6. #3d3e45
  7. #303137
  8. #242529
  9. #18191b
  10. #0c0c0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#797b89 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #797b89
  2. #868895
  3. #9495a1
  4. #a1a3ac
  5. #afb0b8
  6. #bcbdc4
  7. #c9cad0
  8. #d7d7dc
  9. #e4e5e7
  10. #f2f2f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#797b89 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #797b89
  2. #7a7c88
  3. #7a7c87
  4. #7b7d86
  5. #7c7d85
  6. #7d7e85
  7. #7d7e84
  8. #7e7f83
  9. #7f7f82
  10. #7f8081
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b7b81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #787c8a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #777b89 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #767d7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #787c89 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #787b89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #777c83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-797b89 {
  color: #797b89;
}
Background
.bg-797b89 {
  background-color: #797b89;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-797b89 {
  border: 2px solid #797b89;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #797b89;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 123 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 6% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-797b89 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #797b89, #7f7989);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-797b89 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 123 137 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 6.38 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 6.38 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.06 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.34 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.34 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 7.63 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 7.63 #868476 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#797b89  rgb(121, 123, 137)  hsl(233, 6%, 51%)  Slate Gray
#898779  rgb(137, 135, 121)  hsl(53, 6%, 51%)  Battleship Gray
#89797b  rgb(137, 121, 123)  hsl(353, 6%, 51%)  Taupe Gray
#7b8979  rgb(123, 137, 121)  hsl(113, 6%, 51%)  Xanadu