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#797C8D

#797c8d ≈ Slate Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#797c8d 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, 48.63% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.18% cyan, 12.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 231°, with 8.06% saturation and 51.37% 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 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 6.37.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.204

Complementary

  1. #797c8d
  2. #8d8a79

Split complementary

  1. #797c8d
  2. #8d8079
  3. #868d79

Analogous

  1. #79868d
  2. #797c8d
  3. #80798d

Triadic

  1. #797c8d
  2. #8d797c
  3. #7c8d79

Tetradic

  1. #797c8d
  2. #8a798d
  3. #8d8a79
  4. #7c8d79

Square

  1. #797c8d
  2. #8d7986
  3. #8d8a79
  4. #798d80

Monochromatic

  1. #32333b
  2. #555864
  3. #797c8d
  4. #a2a4b0
  5. #cccdd3

Shades

#797c8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #797c8d
  2. #6d707f
  3. #616371
  4. #555763
  5. #494a55
  6. #3d3e47
  7. #303238
  8. #24252a
  9. #18191c
  10. #0c0c0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#797c8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #797c8d
  2. #868998
  3. #9496a4
  4. #a1a3af
  5. #afb0bb
  6. #bcbec6
  7. #c9cbd1
  8. #d7d8dd
  9. #e4e5e8
  10. #f2f2f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#797c8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #797c8d
  2. #7a7c8c
  3. #7a7d8a
  4. #7b7d89
  5. #7c7e88
  6. #7d7e87
  7. #7d7e85
  8. #7e7f84
  9. #7f7f83
  10. #7f8081
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b7c84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #787d8e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #777c8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #757f81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #787d8d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #787c8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #767e86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-797c8d {
  color: #797c8d;
}
Background
.bg-797c8d {
  background-color: #797c8d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-797c8d {
  border: 2px solid #797c8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #797c8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 124 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 8% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-797c8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #797c8d, #80798d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-797c8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 124 141 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 6.37 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 6.37 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 7.40 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 7.40 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.84 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.46 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.46 #868372 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#797c8d  rgb(121, 124, 141)  hsl(231, 8%, 51%)  Slate Gray
#8d8a79  rgb(141, 138, 121)  hsl(51, 8%, 51%)  Battleship Gray
#8d797c  rgb(141, 121, 124)  hsl(351, 8%, 51%)  Taupe Gray
#7c8d79  rgb(124, 141, 121)  hsl(111, 8%, 51%)  Xanadu