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#797B8F

#797b8f ≈ Slate Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#797b8f 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 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.38% cyan, 13.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 234.55°, with 8.94% saturation and 51.76% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 7.59.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.2021

Complementary

  1. #797b8f
  2. #8f8d79

Split complementary

  1. #797b8f
  2. #8f8279
  3. #868f79

Analogous

  1. #79868f
  2. #797b8f
  3. #82798f

Triadic

  1. #797b8f
  2. #8f797b
  3. #7b8f79

Tetradic

  1. #797b8f
  2. #8d798f
  3. #8f8d79
  4. #7b8f79

Square

  1. #797b8f
  2. #8f7986
  3. #8f8d79
  4. #798f82

Monochromatic

  1. #33333c
  2. #555766
  3. #797b8f
  4. #a3a4b2
  5. #cccdd5

Shades

#797b8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #797b8f
  2. #6d6f81
  3. #616272
  4. #555664
  5. #494a56
  6. #3d3e48
  7. #303139
  8. #24252b
  9. #18191d
  10. #0c0c0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#797b8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #797b8f
  2. #86889a
  3. #9495a5
  4. #a1a3b1
  5. #afb0bc
  6. #bcbdc7
  7. #c9cad2
  8. #d7d7dd
  9. #e4e5e9
  10. #f2f2f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#797b8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #797b8f
  2. #7a7c8e
  3. #7a7c8c
  4. #7b7d8b
  5. #7c7d89
  6. #7d7e88
  7. #7d7e86
  8. #7e7f85
  9. #7f7f83
  10. #7f8082
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b7c84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #767d90 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #757b8e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #747e81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #777c90 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #777b8f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #767d87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-797b8f {
  color: #797b8f;
}
Background
.bg-797b8f {
  background-color: #797b8f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-797b8f {
  border: 2px solid #797b8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #797b8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 123 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 9% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-797b8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #797b8f, #82798f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-797b8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 123 143 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 7.59 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 7.59 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.48 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 8.54 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 8.54 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.67 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.74 #868470 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#797b8f  rgb(121, 123, 143)  hsl(235, 9%, 52%)  Slate Gray
#8f8d79  rgb(143, 141, 121)  hsl(55, 9%, 52%)  Battleship Gray
#8f797b  rgb(143, 121, 123)  hsl(355, 9%, 52%)  Taupe Gray
#7b8f79  rgb(123, 143, 121)  hsl(115, 9%, 52%)  Xanadu