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#798D8D

#798d8d ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#798d8d 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, 55.29% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 180°, 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 6.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 7.29.

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Relative luminance0.2504

Complementary

  1. #798d8d
  2. #8d7979

Split complementary

  1. #798d8d
  2. #8d7983
  3. #8d8379

Analogous

  1. #798d83
  2. #798d8d
  3. #79838d

Triadic

  1. #798d8d
  2. #8d798d
  3. #8d8d79

Tetradic

  1. #798d8d
  2. #79798d
  3. #8d7979
  4. #8d8d79

Square

  1. #798d8d
  2. #83798d
  3. #8d7979
  4. #838d79

Monochromatic

  1. #323b3b
  2. #556464
  3. #798d8d
  4. #a2b0b0
  5. #ccd3d3

Shades

#798d8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #798d8d
  2. #6d7f7f
  3. #617171
  4. #556363
  5. #495555
  6. #3d4747
  7. #303838
  8. #242a2a
  9. #181c1c
  10. #0c0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#798d8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #798d8d
  2. #869898
  3. #94a4a4
  4. #a1afaf
  5. #afbbbb
  6. #bcc6c6
  7. #c9d1d1
  8. #d7dddd
  9. #e4e8e8
  10. #f2f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#798d8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #798d8d
  2. #7a8c8c
  3. #7a8a8a
  4. #7b8989
  5. #7c8888
  6. #7d8787
  7. #7d8585
  8. #7e8484
  9. #7f8383
  10. #7f8181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #838b8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a8b8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #86888d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #738e8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #848c8d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #818a8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #768e8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-798d8d {
  color: #798d8d;
}
Background
.bg-798d8d {
  background-color: #798d8d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-798d8d {
  border: 2px solid #798d8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #798d8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 141 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 8% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-798d8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #798d8d, #79838d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-798d8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 141 141 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 7.29 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 8.80 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.13 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.13 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.40 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.40 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.76 #867272 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Xanadu
#798d8d  rgb(121, 141, 141)  hsl(180, 8%, 51%)  Xanadu
#8d7979  rgb(141, 121, 121)  hsl(0, 8%, 51%)  Taupe Gray
#8d798d  rgb(141, 121, 141)  hsl(300, 8%, 51%)  Mountbatten Pink
#8d8d79  rgb(141, 141, 121)  hsl(60, 8%, 51%)  Battleship Gray