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#787693

Slate Gray · medium cool gray

About #787693

#787693 is a medium, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 47% red, 46% green and 58% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Slate Gray (ΔE 10.7), with Taupe the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #919376 (mushroom), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 4.81:1, a WCAG AA pass.

Colour codes

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Red120
Green118
Blue147

Closest named colours

Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 10.7
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 15.6
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 17.2

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

Text on #787693

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #787693.
4.36:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #787693.
4.81:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #787693 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#787693
Protanopia (no red cones)
#6F7994
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#6F7892
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#727B80

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #787693?

#787693 is a medium, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 47% red, 46% green and 58% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #787693?

Use black text. Black on #787693 has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #787693?

Its complementary colour is #919376, and analogous partners are #768293 and #877693.