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#7F969C

#7f969c ≈ Light Slate Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#7f969c is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 49.8% red, 58.82% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.59% cyan, 3.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 192.41°, with 12.78% saturation and 55.49% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), ΔE 7.86.

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Relative luminance0.2873

Complementary

  1. #7f969c
  2. #9c857f

Split complementary

  1. #7f969c
  2. #9c7f87
  3. #9c937f

Analogous

  1. #7f9c93
  2. #7f969c
  3. #7f879c

Triadic

  1. #7f969c
  2. #9c7f96
  3. #969c7f

Tetradic

  1. #7f969c
  2. #857f9c
  3. #9c857f
  4. #969c7f

Square

  1. #7f969c
  2. #937f9c
  3. #9c857f
  4. #879c7f

Monochromatic

  1. #394649
  2. #5a6f74
  3. #7f969c
  4. #aab9bd
  5. #d5dddf

Shades

#7f969c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7f969c
  2. #72878c
  3. #66787d
  4. #59696d
  5. #4c5a5e
  6. #404b4e
  7. #333c3e
  8. #262d2f
  9. #191e1f
  10. #0d0f10
  11. #000000

Tints

#7f969c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7f969c
  2. #8ca1a6
  3. #99abb0
  4. #a5b6ba
  5. #b2c0c4
  6. #bfcbce
  7. #ccd5d7
  8. #d9e0e1
  9. #e5eaeb
  10. #f2f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7f969c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7f969c
  2. #7f9499
  3. #7f9296
  4. #7f8f94
  5. #7f8d91
  6. #808b8e
  7. #80898b
  8. #808788
  9. #808486
  10. #808283
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b9496 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #91949c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d909c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #779998 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a959c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #87939c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a9899 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7f969c {
  color: #7f969c;
}
Background
.bg-7f969c {
  background-color: #7f969c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7f969c {
  border: 2px solid #7f969c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7f969c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 127 150 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 13% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7f969c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7f969c, #7f879c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7f969c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(127 150 156 / 0.35);
}

#778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 7.86 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 7.86 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.53 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.67 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.67 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.08 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.32 #806963 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Light Slate Gray
#7f969c  rgb(127, 150, 156)  hsl(192, 13%, 55%)  Light Slate Gray
#9c857f  rgb(156, 133, 127)  hsl(12, 13%, 55%)  Beaver
#9c7f96  rgb(156, 127, 150)  hsl(312, 13%, 55%)  Mountbatten Pink
#969c7f  rgb(150, 156, 127)  hsl(72, 13%, 55%)  Moss Green