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#818890

#818890 ≈ Light Slate Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#818890 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.59% red, 53.33% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.42% cyan, 5.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.53% black. Its hue angle is 212°, with 6.33% saturation and 53.53% 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 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), ΔE 4.58.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2429

Complementary

  1. #818890
  2. #908981

Split complementary

  1. #818890
  2. #908281
  3. #909081

Analogous

  1. #819090
  2. #818890
  3. #828190

Triadic

  1. #818890
  2. #908188
  3. #889081

Tetradic

  1. #818890
  2. #898190
  3. #908981
  4. #889081

Square

  1. #818890
  2. #908190
  3. #908981
  4. #819082

Monochromatic

  1. #383c40
  2. #5c6268
  3. #818890
  4. #aaaeb4
  5. #d2d5d8

Shades

#818890 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #818890
  2. #747a82
  3. #676d73
  4. #5a5f65
  5. #4d5256
  6. #414448
  7. #34363a
  8. #27292b
  9. #1a1b1d
  10. #0d0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#818890 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #818890
  2. #8e949b
  3. #9aa0a6
  4. #a7acb1
  5. #b3b8bc
  6. #c0c4c8
  7. #cdcfd3
  8. #d9dbde
  9. #e6e7e9
  10. #f2f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#818890 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #818890
  2. #81878e
  3. #81868d
  4. #81868b
  5. #81858a
  6. #818488
  7. #808386
  8. #808285
  9. #808283
  10. #808182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85878b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #858890 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #848690 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e8a8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #848890 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #838790 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f898d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-818890 {
  color: #818890;
}
Background
.bg-818890 {
  background-color: #818890;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-818890 {
  border: 2px solid #818890;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #818890;
  --color-primary-rgb: 129 136 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 6% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-818890 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #818890, #828190);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-818890 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(129 136 144 / 0.35);
}

#778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 4.58 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 4.58 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 5.38 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 5.38 #808080 Gray ΔE 5.44 #808080 Grey ΔE 5.44 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 5.90 #7e776f Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Light Slate Gray
#818890  rgb(129, 136, 144)  hsl(212, 6%, 54%)  Light Slate Gray
#908981  rgb(144, 137, 129)  hsl(32, 6%, 54%)  Battleship Gray
#908188  rgb(144, 129, 136)  hsl(332, 6%, 54%)  Taupe Gray
#889081  rgb(136, 144, 129)  hsl(92, 6%, 54%)  Xanadu