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#7C818B

#7c818b ≈ Slate Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7c818b is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 48.63% red, 50.59% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.79% cyan, 7.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 6.07% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 4.6.

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Relative luminance0.2185

Complementary

  1. #7c818b
  2. #8b867c

Split complementary

  1. #7c818b
  2. #8b7f7c
  3. #898b7c

Analogous

  1. #7c898b
  2. #7c818b
  3. #7f7c8b

Triadic

  1. #7c818b
  2. #8b7c81
  3. #818b7c

Tetradic

  1. #7c818b
  2. #867c8b
  3. #8b867c
  4. #818b7c

Square

  1. #7c818b
  2. #8b7c89
  3. #8b867c
  4. #7c8b7f

Monochromatic

  1. #34363a
  2. #585b63
  3. #7c818b
  4. #a5a8af
  5. #cdcfd3

Shades

#7c818b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7c818b
  2. #70747d
  3. #63676f
  4. #575a61
  5. #4a4d53
  6. #3e4146
  7. #323438
  8. #25272a
  9. #191a1c
  10. #0c0d0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#7c818b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7c818b
  2. #898e97
  3. #969aa2
  4. #a3a7ae
  5. #b0b3b9
  6. #bec0c5
  7. #cbcdd1
  8. #d8d9dc
  9. #e5e6e8
  10. #f2f2f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7c818b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7c818b
  2. #7c818a
  3. #7d8189
  4. #7d8188
  5. #7e8187
  6. #7e8186
  7. #7e8084
  8. #7f8083
  9. #7f8082
  10. #808081
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f8185 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e818c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d808b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #798384 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d818b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c808b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a8287 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7c818b {
  color: #7c818b;
}
Background
.bg-7c818b {
  background-color: #7c818b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7c818b {
  border: 2px solid #7c818b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7c818b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 124 129 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 6% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7c818b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7c818b, #7f7c8b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7c818b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(124 129 139 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 4.60 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 4.60 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 5.20 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 5.20 #808080 Gray ΔE 5.32 #808080 Grey ΔE 5.32 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.28 #837e74 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#7c818b  rgb(124, 129, 139)  hsl(220, 6%, 52%)  Slate Gray
#8b867c  rgb(139, 134, 124)  hsl(40, 6%, 52%)  Battleship Gray
#8b7c81  rgb(139, 124, 129)  hsl(340, 6%, 52%)  Taupe Gray
#818b7c  rgb(129, 139, 124)  hsl(100, 6%, 52%)  Xanadu