What colors make Steel Gray?
On this page, you will find the Steel Gray Hex, RGB, Hue Saturation Light (HSL), and CMYK color codes. We also include shades and variations of Steel Gray, color palettes, and related colors.
Steel Gray color code
The Steel Gray hex code is #71797E. The Steel Gray hex code can be quantified in RGB values which represent the amount of Red, Green and Blue color channels. The RGB value is an estimated amount of red, green, and blue color to create the color Steel Gray. The RGB estimate is:
- Red: #71 in Hex amounts to 44%
- Green: #79 in Hex amounts to 47%
- Blue: #7E in Hex amounts to 49%
Steel Gray in HSL
HSL is an acronym which stands for Hue, Saturation, and Lightness. HSL was developed for television and standardized for computer displays.
Hue is the perceived color name. Saturation is the "colorfulness" relative to the color's brightness. Brightness is our human eye's quantifed perception of the spectral light distribution. Lightness is the color brightness relative to a perceived similarly illuminated white.
Brightness and "colorfulness" are absolute measures, while Lightness and and Saturation are relative measures.
Steel Gray is 203deg, 5%, 47% HSL.
- Hue: 203deg
- Saturation: 5%
- Light: 47%
Steel Gray color in CMYK color model
The CMYK color model is commonly used in printing. The CMYK acronym stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Key. Where key is black. Since the black color is the absence of light, the CMYK is a subtractive color model. White light minus red is cyan, minus green is magenta, minus blue is yellow.
Steel Gray is 10% 4% 0% 51% CMYK.
- Cyan: 10%
- Magenta: 4%
- Yellow: 0%
- Key (or Black): 51%
Different shades of Steel Gray
According to its HSL value, Steel Gray contains about 47% of brightness.
Below are the all the values in HEX, HSL and CMYK color spaces for each shade variations:
- Hex HSL CMYK
- #E4E5E6 203deg, 5%, 90% 1%, 0%, 0%, 99%
- #C9CCCE 203deg, 5%, 80% 2%, 1%, 0%, 99%
- #AEB3B6 203deg, 5%, 70% 4%, 1%, 0%, 99%
- #939A9E 203deg, 5%, 60% 6%, 2%, 0%, 99%
- #788186 203deg, 5%, 50% 10%, 3%, 0%, 99%
- #60676B 203deg, 5%, 40% 10%, 3%, 0%, 99%
- #484D50 203deg, 5%, 30% 10%, 3%, 0%, 99%
- #303335 203deg, 5%, 20% 10%, 3%, 0%, 99%
- #18191A 203deg, 5%, 10% 10%, 3%, 0%, 99%
Accessibility tips when using the color Steel Gray
Ensure your content remains available to the broadest possible audience. Make sure the text color has enough contrast with its background. When using Steel Gray on text, we recommend you use white for the background.
The reason Steel Gray contrasts better with a white background is because Steel Gray has a degree of brightness of 47% which provides better contrast on a bright background.
The Steel Gray color palette hex codes.
There are a few color palettes available when working with Steel Gray, but below is our favorite:
- Camo Clay
#747F71 - Mule
#827B77 - Phantom
#6E797B - Concord
#827F79 - Mamba
#766D7C - Sakura Night
#7B6C7C
By interpolating Hue and Saturation values, we can also generate great color palettes inspired from Steel Gray
- Gray
#808080 - Matte Gray
#7B7B7C - Moon Base
#7D7D77 - Gunsmoke
#7A7C76 - Phantom
#6E797B - Mamba
#766D7C
Below is a series of palettes generated from the color Steel Gray:
Palette variances of 3 colors:
- #71797E
- #717E71
- #7E7971
- #7E7175
- #77717E
- #71797E
- #7E717A
- #71797E
- #777E71
Palette variances of 4 colors:
- #76717E
- #71797E
- #717E76
- #797E71
- #71717E
- #71797E
- #717E7B
- #717E74
- #71737E
- #71797E
- #717E7D
- #717E77
Palette variances of 5 colors:
- #7E717B
- #74717E
- #71797E
- #717E77
- #767E71
- #7E7271
- #7E7178
- #7A717E
- #71717E
- #71797E
- #79717E
- #75717E
- #71717E
- #71747E
- #71797E
Palette variances of 6 colors:
- #7B7E71
- #7E7471
- #7E717A
- #75717E
- #71797E
- #717E76
- #7E717A
- #75717E
- #71797E
- #717E76
- #777E71
- #7E7771
- #77717E
- #72717E
- #71747E
- #71797E
- #717D7E
- #717E79
You will find specific color values of Steel Gray on this page. For example, the Steel Gray HEX color code is #71797E. We offer a variety of color palette, variances, and an expert color mixer to develop color schemes. Related colors for Steel Gray are:
- Phantom color code is (110.0, 121.0, 123.0).
- Camo Clay color code is (116.0, 127.0, 113.0).
- Mamba color code is (118.0, 109.0, 124.0).
- Sakura Night color code is (123.0, 108.0, 124.0).
- Chain Mail color code is (129.0, 119.0, 127.0).
- Empress color code is (124.0, 113.0, 115.0).
- Cement Feet color code is (123.0, 115.0, 123.0).
- Volcanic Ash color code is (111.0, 118.0, 120.0).
- Mule color code is (130.0, 123.0, 119.0).
- Concord color code is (130.0, 127.0, 121.0).
These values can help you match the specific shade and find complementary colors. Looking for a different shade of black? Our color mixer expertly generates nine different shades and eighteen color variances.
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- Green and Blue make Cyan.
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Included in our color pages are color palettes, we generate color combinations between three and six colors. We call each different color mixture “palette variances.” Each color palette variance includes eighteen color mixes with HEX code displayed.
A third component we provide on this page is color shades. For example, shades of Steel Gray include Phantom, Camo Clay, Mamba, Sakura Night, Chain Mail, Empress, Cement Feet, Volcanic Ash, Mule, and Concord. We offer nine tints and shades for each color. A color shade is found by adjusting the color saturation to find a darker hue. A color tint is a lighter color. For example, pink is a tint of red.
