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#7A888D

#7a888d ≈ Light Slate Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7a888d is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.84% red, 53.33% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.48% cyan, 3.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 195.79°, with 7.69% saturation and 51.57% 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 5.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), ΔE 5.59.

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Relative luminance0.2367

Complementary

  1. #7a888d
  2. #8d7f7a

Split complementary

  1. #7a888d
  2. #8d7a7f
  3. #8d897a

Analogous

  1. #7a8d89
  2. #7a888d
  3. #7a7f8d

Triadic

  1. #7a888d
  2. #8d7a88
  3. #888d7a

Tetradic

  1. #7a888d
  2. #7f7a8d
  3. #8d7f7a
  4. #888d7a

Square

  1. #7a888d
  2. #897a8d
  3. #8d7f7a
  4. #7f8d7a

Monochromatic

  1. #33393b
  2. #566164
  3. #7a888d
  4. #a3adb0
  5. #ccd2d4

Shades

#7a888d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7a888d
  2. #6e7a7f
  3. #626d71
  4. #555f63
  5. #495255
  6. #3d4447
  7. #313638
  8. #25292a
  9. #181b1c
  10. #0c0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#7a888d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7a888d
  2. #879498
  3. #95a0a4
  4. #a2acaf
  5. #afb8bb
  6. #bdc4c6
  7. #cacfd1
  8. #d7dbdd
  9. #e4e7e8
  10. #f2f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7a888d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7a888d
  2. #7b878c
  3. #7b868a
  4. #7c8689
  5. #7c8588
  6. #7d8487
  7. #7e8385
  8. #7e8284
  9. #7f8283
  10. #7f8181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #818789 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #85878d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #82858d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #758a89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81878d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f868d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #77898b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7a888d {
  color: #7a888d;
}
Background
.bg-7a888d {
  background-color: #7a888d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7a888d {
  border: 2px solid #7a888d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7a888d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 122 136 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 8% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7a888d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7a888d, #7a7f8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7a888d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(122 136 141 / 0.35);
}

#778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 5.59 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 5.59 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 6.02 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 6.02 #808080 Gray ΔE 6.69 #808080 Grey ΔE 6.69 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.73 #857772 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Light Slate Gray
#7a888d  rgb(122, 136, 141)  hsl(196, 8%, 52%)  Light Slate Gray
#8d7f7a  rgb(141, 127, 122)  hsl(16, 8%, 52%)  Taupe Gray
#8d7a88  rgb(141, 122, 136)  hsl(316, 8%, 52%)  Mountbatten Pink
#888d7a  rgb(136, 141, 122)  hsl(76, 8%, 52%)  Xanadu