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#64697A

Slate Gray · medium cool gray

About #64697A

With the hex code #64697A, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 39% red, 41% green and 48% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Slate Gray — a ΔE of 9.3 — followed by Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #7A7564, a gray shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.46:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.46:1).

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Red100
Green105
Blue122

Closest named colours

Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 9.3
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 13.7
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 14.6

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #64697A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #64697A.
5.46:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #64697A.
3.84:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #64697A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#64697A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#646A7B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#63697A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#5F6C6E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #64697A?

With the hex code #64697A, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 39% red, 41% green and 48% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #64697A?

Use white text. White on #64697A has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #64697A?

Its complementary colour is #7A7564, and analogous partners are #64747A and #6A647A.