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#859397

#859397 ≈ Light Slate Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#859397 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, 57.65% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.92% cyan, 2.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 193.33°, with 7.96% 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 6.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), ΔE 7.15.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2809

Complementary

  1. #859397
  2. #978985

Split complementary

  1. #859397
  2. #97858a
  3. #979285

Analogous

  1. #859792
  2. #859397
  3. #858a97

Triadic

  1. #859397
  2. #978593
  3. #939785

Tetradic

  1. #859397
  2. #898597
  3. #978985
  4. #939785

Square

  1. #859397
  2. #928597
  3. #978985
  4. #8a9785

Monochromatic

  1. #3c4447
  2. #606c70
  3. #859397
  4. #aeb8ba
  5. #d8dcdd

Shades

#859397 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #859397
  2. #788488
  3. #6a7679
  4. #5d676a
  5. #50585b
  6. #434a4c
  7. #353b3c
  8. #282c2d
  9. #1b1d1e
  10. #0d0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#859397 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #859397
  2. #919ea1
  3. #9da9ac
  4. #aab3b6
  5. #b6bec1
  6. #c2c9cb
  7. #ced4d5
  8. #dadfe0
  9. #e7e9ea
  10. #f3f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#859397 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #859397
  2. #859195
  3. #848f92
  4. #848d90
  5. #838b8e
  6. #838a8c
  7. #828889
  8. #828687
  9. #818485
  10. #818282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c9193 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #909297 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d8f97 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #809594 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c9297 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a9197 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #829495 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-859397 {
  color: #859397;
}
Background
.bg-859397 {
  background-color: #859397;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-859397 {
  border: 2px solid #859397;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #859397;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 147 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 8% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-859397 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #859397, #858a97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-859397 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 147 151 / 0.35);
}

#778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 7.15 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 7.15 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 7.88 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.61 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.61 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.84 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 8.84 #7a6c68 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Light Slate Gray
#859397  rgb(133, 147, 151)  hsl(193, 8%, 56%)  Light Slate Gray
#978985  rgb(151, 137, 133)  hsl(13, 8%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#978593  rgb(151, 133, 147)  hsl(313, 8%, 56%)  Mountbatten Pink
#939785  rgb(147, 151, 133)  hsl(73, 8%, 56%)  Xanadu