Light Slate Gray (#778899)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.64:1 — vs black: 5.77:1

Color values

HEX #778899
RGB rgb(119, 136, 153)
HSL hsl(210, 22%, 60%)
CMYK cmyk( 22.22, 11.11, 0, 40 )
Websafe #669999

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Tags

Mood

Style

Muted (190) Cool (180)

Use case

Text (210) Background (190) Border (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #778899 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Light Slate Gray
#778899 Base

#998877

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Light Slate Gray
#778899 Base

#779999

#777799

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Light Slate Gray
#778899 Base

#997788

#889977

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Light Slate Gray
#778899 Base

#997777

#999977

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Light Slate Gray
#778899 Base

#997799

#998877

#779977

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Light Slate Gray
#778899 Base

#333B44

#546270

#637484

#8E9CAA

#A3AEBA

#CED4DB

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Light Slate Gray, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #0B0D0F

— #20252B

— #353E47

— #4A5763

— #5F6F7F

Light Slate Gray #778899 Base

— #8F9DAB

— #A8B3BD

— #C0C8D0

— #D8DDE2

— #F0F2F4

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #778899. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #778899;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #778899;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #778899;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #778899,
        #B09982
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #778899,
        #B09982
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$light-slate-gray: #778899;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$light-slate-gray-r: 119;
$light-slate-gray-g: 136;
$light-slate-gray-b: 153;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $light-slate-gray;
    color: rgba($light-slate-gray-r, $light-slate-gray-g, $light-slate-gray-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Light Slate Gray appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #778899 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #838399 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #868699 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #748A8A Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #868686 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Light Slate Gray ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Light Slate Gray #778899 Base

Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 2.97

Shadow Blue #778BA5 ΔE 3.61

Roman Silver #838996 ΔE 4.45

Air Force Blue (RAF) #5D8AA8 ΔE 6.92

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.