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#778899 Light Slate Gray

#778899 is Light Slate Gray.

#778899

Light Slate Gray

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #778899?

HEX
#778899
RGB
rgb(119, 136, 153)
HSL
hsl(210, 14%, 53%)
OKLCH
oklch(61.9% 0.032 248)
CMYK
22, 11, 0, 40

#778899 has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 against white and 5.77:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #778899
#778899
Same color
White
3.6AA18
Near-black
4.8AA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • Near-black on #778899 · 4.8:1

Tints and shades of #778899

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #EEF6FF
  2. #C5D8EA
  3. #A7B9CB
  4. #899BAC
  5. #778899
  6. #526272
  7. #384757
  8. #202E3D
  9. #091724

Colors that go with #778899

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Light Slate Gray, #8E8EAA and Eucalyptus, #638484 become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

Export

Copy-paste code, or download the swatches.

:root {
  --light-slate-gray-1: #778899; /* Light Slate Gray */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #778899

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (15)

Mesh gradients (2)