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#899097

#899097 ≈ Light Slate Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#899097 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 56.47% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.27% cyan, 4.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 6.31% saturation and 56.47% 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 6.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), ΔE 5.87.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.275

Complementary

  1. #899097
  2. #979089

Split complementary

  1. #899097
  2. #978989
  3. #979789

Analogous

  1. #899797
  2. #899097
  3. #898997

Triadic

  1. #899097
  2. #978990
  3. #909789

Tetradic

  1. #899097
  2. #908997
  3. #979089
  4. #909789

Square

  1. #899097
  2. #978997
  3. #979089
  4. #899789

Monochromatic

  1. #3f4348
  2. #636a70
  3. #899097
  4. #b2b6bb
  5. #dadcdf

Shades

#899097 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #899097
  2. #7b8288
  3. #6e7379
  4. #60656a
  5. #52565b
  6. #45484c
  7. #373a3c
  8. #292b2d
  9. #1b1d1e
  10. #0e0e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#899097 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #899097
  2. #959ba1
  3. #a1a6ac
  4. #acb1b6
  5. #b8bcc1
  6. #c4c8cb
  7. #d0d3d5
  8. #dcdee0
  9. #e7e9ea
  10. #f3f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#899097 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #899097
  2. #888e95
  3. #878d92
  4. #868b90
  5. #858a8e
  6. #85888c
  7. #848689
  8. #838587
  9. #828385
  10. #818282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d8f92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d9097 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c8e97 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #869292 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c9097 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b8f97 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #879194 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-899097 {
  color: #899097;
}
Background
.bg-899097 {
  background-color: #899097;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-899097 {
  border: 2px solid #899097;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #899097;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 144 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 6% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-899097 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #899097, #898997);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-899097 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 144 151 / 0.35);
}

#778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 5.87 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 5.87 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 6.65 #808080 Gray ΔE 6.97 #808080 Grey ΔE 6.97 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.38 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 7.65 #766f68 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Light Slate Gray
#899097  rgb(137, 144, 151)  hsl(210, 6%, 56%)  Light Slate Gray
#979089  rgb(151, 144, 137)  hsl(30, 6%, 56%)  Battleship Gray
#978990  rgb(151, 137, 144)  hsl(330, 6%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#909789  rgb(144, 151, 137)  hsl(90, 6%, 56%)  Xanadu