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#7A8A8D

#7a8a8d ≈ Light Slate Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7a8a8d 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, 54.12% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.48% cyan, 2.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 189.47°, 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 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), ΔE 6.91.

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Relative luminance0.2424

Complementary

  1. #7a8a8d
  2. #8d7d7a

Split complementary

  1. #7a8a8d
  2. #8d7a81
  3. #8d877a

Analogous

  1. #7a8d87
  2. #7a8a8d
  3. #7a818d

Triadic

  1. #7a8a8d
  2. #8d7a8a
  3. #8a8d7a

Tetradic

  1. #7a8a8d
  2. #7d7a8d
  3. #8d7d7a
  4. #8a8d7a

Square

  1. #7a8a8d
  2. #877a8d
  3. #8d7d7a
  4. #818d7a

Monochromatic

  1. #333a3b
  2. #566264
  3. #7a8a8d
  4. #a3aeb0
  5. #ccd2d4

Shades

#7a8a8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7a8a8d
  2. #6e7c7f
  3. #626e71
  4. #556163
  5. #495355
  6. #3d4547
  7. #313738
  8. #25292a
  9. #181c1c
  10. #0c0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#7a8a8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7a8a8d
  2. #879698
  3. #95a1a4
  4. #a2adaf
  5. #afb9bb
  6. #bdc5c6
  7. #cad0d1
  8. #d7dcdd
  9. #e4e8e8
  10. #f2f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7a8a8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7a8a8d
  2. #7b898c
  3. #7b888a
  4. #7c8789
  5. #7c8688
  6. #7d8587
  7. #7e8485
  8. #7e8384
  9. #7f8283
  10. #7f8181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #828889 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #87898d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #84868d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #758c8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #82898d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #80888d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #778b8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7a8a8d {
  color: #7a8a8d;
}
Background
.bg-7a8a8d {
  background-color: #7a8a8d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7a8a8d {
  border: 2px solid #7a8a8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7a8a8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 122 138 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 8% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7a8a8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7a8a8d, #7a818d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7a8a8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(122 138 141 / 0.35);
}

#778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 6.91 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 6.91 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.27 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 7.45 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 7.45 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.57 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.57 #857572 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Light Slate Gray
#7a8a8d  rgb(122, 138, 141)  hsl(189, 8%, 52%)  Light Slate Gray
#8d7d7a  rgb(141, 125, 122)  hsl(9, 8%, 52%)  Taupe Gray
#8d7a8a  rgb(141, 122, 138)  hsl(309, 8%, 52%)  Mountbatten Pink
#8a8d7a  rgb(138, 141, 122)  hsl(69, 8%, 52%)  Xanadu