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#868A95

#868a95 ≈ Light Slate Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#868a95 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.55% red, 54.12% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.07% cyan, 7.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 224°, with 6.61% saturation and 55.49% 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 6.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), ΔE 5.46.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2542

Complementary

  1. #868a95
  2. #959186

Split complementary

  1. #868a95
  2. #958986
  3. #929586

Analogous

  1. #869295
  2. #868a95
  3. #898695

Triadic

  1. #868a95
  2. #95868a
  3. #8a9586

Tetradic

  1. #868a95
  2. #918695
  3. #959186
  4. #8a9586

Square

  1. #868a95
  2. #958692
  3. #959186
  4. #869589

Monochromatic

  1. #3d3f45
  2. #60646e
  3. #868a95
  4. #afb1b9
  5. #d8d9dc

Shades

#868a95 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #868a95
  2. #797c86
  3. #6b6e77
  4. #5e6168
  5. #505359
  6. #43454b
  7. #36373c
  8. #28292d
  9. #1b1c1e
  10. #0d0e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#868a95 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #868a95
  2. #9296a0
  3. #9ea1aa
  4. #aaadb5
  5. #b6b9bf
  6. #c3c5ca
  7. #cfd0d5
  8. #dbdcdf
  9. #e7e8ea
  10. #f3f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#868a95 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #868a95
  2. #858993
  3. #858891
  4. #84878f
  5. #84868d
  6. #83858b
  7. #828488
  8. #828386
  9. #818284
  10. #818182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #888a8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #878b96 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #868995 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #838c8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #878a95 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #868a95 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #848b91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-868a95 {
  color: #868a95;
}
Background
.bg-868a95 {
  background-color: #868a95;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-868a95 {
  border: 2px solid #868a95;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #868a95;
  --color-primary-rgb: 134 138 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 7% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-868a95 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #868a95, #898695);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-868a95 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(134 138 149 / 0.35);
}

#778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 5.46 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 5.46 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 5.70 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 6.61 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 6.61 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 6.71 #808080 Gray ΔE 6.73 #79756a Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Light Slate Gray
#868a95  rgb(134, 138, 149)  hsl(224, 7%, 55%)  Light Slate Gray
#959186  rgb(149, 145, 134)  hsl(44, 7%, 55%)  Battleship Gray
#95868a  rgb(149, 134, 138)  hsl(344, 7%, 55%)  Taupe Gray
#8a9586  rgb(138, 149, 134)  hsl(104, 7%, 55%)  Xanadu