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#858E98

#858e98 ≈ Light Slate Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#858e98 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 55.69% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.5% cyan, 6.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 211.58°, with 8.44% saturation and 55.88% 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 6.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), ΔE 4.3.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.266

Complementary

  1. #858e98
  2. #988f85

Split complementary

  1. #858e98
  2. #988585
  3. #979885

Analogous

  1. #859798
  2. #858e98
  3. #858598

Triadic

  1. #858e98
  2. #98858e
  3. #8e9885

Tetradic

  1. #858e98
  2. #8f8598
  3. #988f85
  4. #8e9885

Square

  1. #858e98
  2. #988597
  3. #988f85
  4. #859885

Monochromatic

  1. #3c4248
  2. #5f6871
  3. #858e98
  4. #aeb4bb
  5. #d8dbde

Shades

#858e98 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #858e98
  2. #788089
  3. #6a727a
  4. #5d636a
  5. #50555b
  6. #43474c
  7. #35393d
  8. #282b2e
  9. #1b1c1e
  10. #0d0e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#858e98 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #858e98
  2. #9199a2
  3. #9da5ad
  4. #aab0b7
  5. #b6bbc1
  6. #c2c7cc
  7. #ced2d6
  8. #dadde0
  9. #e7e8ea
  10. #f3f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#858e98 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #858e98
  2. #858d96
  3. #848b93
  4. #848a91
  5. #83888e
  6. #83878c
  7. #82868a
  8. #828487
  9. #818385
  10. #818182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a8d91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a8e99 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #888c98 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #809091 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #888e98 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #878d98 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #828f94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-858e98 {
  color: #858e98;
}
Background
.bg-858e98 {
  background-color: #858e98;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-858e98 {
  border: 2px solid #858e98;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #858e98;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 142 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 8% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-858e98 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #858e98, #858598);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-858e98 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 142 152 / 0.35);
}

#778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 4.30 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 4.30 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 6.26 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 6.26 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.43 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.43 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.54 #7a7167 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Light Slate Gray
#858e98  rgb(133, 142, 152)  hsl(212, 8%, 56%)  Light Slate Gray
#988f85  rgb(152, 143, 133)  hsl(32, 8%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#98858e  rgb(152, 133, 142)  hsl(332, 8%, 56%)  Mountbatten Pink
#8e9885  rgb(142, 152, 133)  hsl(92, 8%, 56%)  Xanadu