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#838D99

#838d99 ≈ Light Slate Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#838d99 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 55.29% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.38% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 212.73°, with 9.73% saturation and 55.69% 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 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), ΔE 3.49.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2617

Complementary

  1. #838d99
  2. #998f83

Split complementary

  1. #838d99
  2. #998483
  3. #989983

Analogous

  1. #839899
  2. #838d99
  3. #848399

Triadic

  1. #838d99
  2. #99838d
  3. #8d9983

Tetradic

  1. #838d99
  2. #8f8399
  3. #998f83
  4. #8d9983

Square

  1. #838d99
  2. #998398
  3. #998f83
  4. #839984

Monochromatic

  1. #3b4148
  2. #5e6772
  3. #838d99
  4. #adb4bc
  5. #d7dade

Shades

#838d99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #838d99
  2. #767f8a
  3. #69717a
  4. #5c636b
  5. #4f555c
  6. #42474d
  7. #34383d
  8. #272a2e
  9. #1a1c1f
  10. #0d0e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#838d99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #838d99
  2. #8f98a3
  3. #9ca4ad
  4. #a8afb8
  5. #b5bbc2
  6. #c1c6cc
  7. #cdd1d6
  8. #dadde0
  9. #e6e8eb
  10. #f3f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#838d99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #838d99
  2. #838c97
  3. #828a94
  4. #828992
  5. #82888f
  6. #82878d
  7. #81858a
  8. #818488
  9. #818385
  10. #808183
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #888c91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #898d9a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #868b99 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e9091 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #878d99 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #858c99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #808f94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-838d99 {
  color: #838d99;
}
Background
.bg-838d99 {
  background-color: #838d99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-838d99 {
  border: 2px solid #838d99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #838d99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 141 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 10% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-838d99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #838d99, #848399);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-838d99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 141 153 / 0.35);
}

#778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 3.49 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 3.49 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 5.60 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 5.60 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 7.37 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.89 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.89 #7c7266 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Light Slate Gray
#838d99  rgb(131, 141, 153)  hsl(213, 10%, 56%)  Light Slate Gray
#998f83  rgb(153, 143, 131)  hsl(33, 10%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#99838d  rgb(153, 131, 141)  hsl(333, 10%, 56%)  Mountbatten Pink
#8d9983  rgb(141, 153, 131)  hsl(93, 10%, 56%)  Xanadu