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#656D7C

#656d7c ≈ Slate Gray

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#656d7c is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 42.75% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.55% cyan, 12.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 219.13°, with 10.22% saturation and 44.12% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 7.75.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1516

Complementary

  1. #656d7c
  2. #7c7465

Split complementary

  1. #656d7c
  2. #7c6965
  3. #797c65

Analogous

  1. #65797c
  2. #656d7c
  3. #69657c

Triadic

  1. #656d7c
  2. #7c656d
  3. #6d7c65

Tetradic

  1. #656d7c
  2. #74657c
  3. #7c7465
  4. #6d7c65

Square

  1. #656d7c
  2. #7c6579
  3. #7c7465
  4. #657c69

Monochromatic

  1. #202328
  2. #434852
  3. #656d7c
  4. #8c94a1
  5. #b6bbc4

Shades

#656d7c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d7c
  2. #5b6270
  3. #515763
  4. #474c57
  5. #3d414a
  6. #33373e
  7. #282c32
  8. #1e2125
  9. #141619
  10. #0a0b0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d7c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d7c
  2. #747c89
  3. #848a96
  4. #9399a3
  5. #a3a7b0
  6. #b2b6be
  7. #c1c5cb
  8. #d1d3d8
  9. #e0e2e5
  10. #f0f0f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d7c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d7c
  2. #686f7c
  3. #6a717d
  4. #6d737d
  5. #70757e
  6. #73777e
  7. #75787e
  8. #787a7f
  9. #7b7c7f
  10. #7d7e80
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a6d73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #686e7d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #666c7c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5f7072 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #676d7c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #666c7c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #626f76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d7c {
  color: #656d7c;
}
Background
.bg-656d7c {
  background-color: #656d7c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d7c {
  border: 2px solid #656d7c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d7c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 10% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d7c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d7c, #69657c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d7c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 124 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 7.75 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 7.75 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.84 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.84 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.50 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.66 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.66 #9a9283 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#656d7c  rgb(101, 109, 124)  hsl(219, 10%, 44%)  Slate Gray
#7c7465  rgb(124, 116, 101)  hsl(39, 10%, 44%)  Gray
#7c656d  rgb(124, 101, 109)  hsl(339, 10%, 44%)  Old Lavender
#6d7c65  rgb(109, 124, 101)  hsl(99, 10%, 44%)  Xanadu