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Slate Gray Color

#708090

Slate Gray Color

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A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#708090

RGB

rgb(112, 128, 144)

HSL

hsl(210, 12.6%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 22.2%, 56.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.2%, 11.1%, 0%, 43.5%)

LAB

lab(52.84, -2.14, -10.57)

LCH

lch(52.84, 10.78, 258.55)

OKLCH

oklch(59.3%, 0.0309, 248.34)

HWB

hwb(210, 43.9%, 43.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#908070

Analogous

#709090

#708090

#707090

Triadic

#708090

#907080

#809070

Split-complementary

#708090

#907070

#909070

Tetradic

#708090

#807090

#908070

#809070

Square

#708090

#907090

#908070

#709070

Shades

Slate Gray Color mixed toward black.

#5d6b78

#4b5560

#384048

#252b30

#131518

Tints

Slate Gray Color mixed toward white.

#8895a3

#a0aab5

#b8c0c8

#cfd5da

#e7eaed

Tones

Slate Gray Color mixed toward gray.

#73808d

#75808b

#788088

#7b8085

#7d8083

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.18:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#77778c · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#76758b · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#718989 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 8.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #708090;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#708090]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

Slate Gray (#708090) is rgb(112, 128, 144) in RGB.

No, #708090 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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