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#848996

#848996 ≈ Light Slate Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#848996 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.76% red, 53.73% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12% cyan, 8.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 223.33°, with 7.89% saturation and 55.29% 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 6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), ΔE 4.95.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.25

Complementary

  1. #848996
  2. #969184

Split complementary

  1. #848996
  2. #968884
  3. #929684

Analogous

  1. #849296
  2. #848996
  3. #888496

Triadic

  1. #848996
  2. #968489
  3. #899684

Tetradic

  1. #848996
  2. #918496
  3. #969184
  4. #899684

Square

  1. #848996
  2. #968492
  3. #969184
  4. #849688

Monochromatic

  1. #3b3e46
  2. #5f636f
  3. #848996
  4. #adb1b9
  5. #d7d8dc

Shades

#848996 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #848996
  2. #777b87
  3. #6a6e78
  4. #5c6069
  5. #4f525a
  6. #42454b
  7. #35373c
  8. #28292d
  9. #1a1b1e
  10. #0d0e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#848996 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #848996
  2. #9095a1
  3. #9da1ab
  4. #a9acb6
  5. #b5b8c0
  6. #c2c4cb
  7. #ced0d5
  8. #dadce0
  9. #e6e7ea
  10. #f3f3f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#848996 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #848996
  2. #848894
  3. #838792
  4. #83868f
  5. #82858d
  6. #82858b
  7. #828489
  8. #818387
  9. #818284
  10. #808182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87898e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #858a97 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #848896 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #808b8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #858996 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #848996 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #828a91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-848996 {
  color: #848996;
}
Background
.bg-848996 {
  background-color: #848996;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-848996 {
  border: 2px solid #848996;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #848996;
  --color-primary-rgb: 132 137 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 8% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-848996 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #848996, #888496);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-848996 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(132 137 150 / 0.35);
}

#778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 4.95 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 4.95 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 6.07 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 6.07 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 6.18 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.39 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.32 #7b7669 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Light Slate Gray
#848996  rgb(132, 137, 150)  hsl(223, 8%, 55%)  Light Slate Gray
#969184  rgb(150, 145, 132)  hsl(43, 8%, 55%)  Battleship Gray
#968489  rgb(150, 132, 137)  hsl(343, 8%, 55%)  Taupe Gray
#899684  rgb(137, 150, 132)  hsl(103, 8%, 55%)  Xanadu