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#798B8B

#798b8b ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#798b8b 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, 54.51% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.95% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 7.2% saturation and 50.98% 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 5.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 7.2.

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Relative luminance0.2439

Complementary

  1. #798b8b
  2. #8b7979

Split complementary

  1. #798b8b
  2. #8b7982
  3. #8b8279

Analogous

  1. #798b82
  2. #798b8b
  3. #79828b

Triadic

  1. #798b8b
  2. #8b798b
  3. #8b8b79

Tetradic

  1. #798b8b
  2. #79798b
  3. #8b7979
  4. #8b8b79

Square

  1. #798b8b
  2. #82798b
  3. #8b7979
  4. #828b79

Monochromatic

  1. #323939
  2. #556262
  3. #798b8b
  4. #a2aeae
  5. #cbd2d2

Shades

#798b8b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #798b8b
  2. #6d7d7d
  3. #616f6f
  4. #556161
  5. #495353
  6. #3d4646
  7. #303838
  8. #242a2a
  9. #181c1c
  10. #0c0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#798b8b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #798b8b
  2. #869797
  3. #94a2a2
  4. #a1aeae
  5. #afb9b9
  6. #bcc5c5
  7. #c9d1d1
  8. #d7dcdc
  9. #e4e8e8
  10. #f2f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#798b8b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #798b8b
  2. #7a8a8a
  3. #7a8989
  4. #7b8888
  5. #7c8787
  6. #7d8686
  7. #7d8484
  8. #7e8383
  9. #7f8282
  10. #7f8181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #828989 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #88898b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #85868b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #748c8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #838a8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #80888b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #768c8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-798b8b {
  color: #798b8b;
}
Background
.bg-798b8b {
  background-color: #798b8b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-798b8b {
  border: 2px solid #798b8b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #798b8b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 139 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 7% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-798b8b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #798b8b, #79828b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-798b8b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 139 139 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 7.20 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.03 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.57 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.57 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 8.79 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 8.79 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.24 #867474 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Xanadu
#798b8b  rgb(121, 139, 139)  hsl(180, 7%, 51%)  Xanadu
#8b7979  rgb(139, 121, 121)  hsl(0, 7%, 51%)  Taupe Gray
#8b798b  rgb(139, 121, 139)  hsl(300, 7%, 51%)  Mountbatten Pink
#8b8b79  rgb(139, 139, 121)  hsl(60, 7%, 51%)  Battleship Gray