Light Slate Gray (#778899) is a medium, grayish blue. It is a CSS named color, so you can use it in stylesheets as color: lightslategray as well as by its hex code. In RGB it is rgb(119, 136, 153); in HSL, hsl(210, 14%, 53%).
| Hex | #778899 |
|---|---|
| CSS name | lightslategray (alias: lightslategrey) |
| RGB | rgb(119, 136, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 14%, 53%) |
| CMYK | 22%, 11%, 0%, 40% |
| CSS example | color: #778899; background-color: rgb(119, 136, 153); |
The hue stepped through seven lightness levels, each matched to the closest named or web-safe color — useful for backgrounds, borders, text and hover states that all belong to one family. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.
Complementary — maximum contrast, from opposite sides of the color wheel:
Analogous — neighbours on the wheel, naturally harmonious:
Triadic — three colors evenly spaced for balanced variety:
Tetradic — four colors at 90° intervals:
On a #778899 background, black text gives the better contrast. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text (AA), or 7:1 and 4.5:1 for AAA.
| Text color | Contrast ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text (#ffffff) | 3.64:1 | Fails | AA |
| Black text (#000000) | 5.77:1 | AA | AAA |
The CSS named colors closest to #778899:
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