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#798288

Gray · medium neutral

About #798288

With the hex code #798288, this is a medium gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 47% red, 51% green and 53% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Gray — a ΔE of 4.8 — followed by Slate Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #887F79, a gray shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 5.36:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

Colour codes

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Red121
Green130
Blue136

Closest named colours

Gray
#808080 · ΔE 4.8
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 6.3
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 6.3

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

Text on #798288

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on gray #798288.
3.92:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on gray #798288.
5.36:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #798288 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#798288
Protanopia (no red cones)
#7F8288
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#7D8088
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#758484

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #798288?

With the hex code #798288, this is a medium gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 47% red, 51% green and 53% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #798288?

Use black text. Black on #798288 has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #798288?

Its complementary colour is #887F79, and analogous partners are #798887 and #797A88.