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#5D596B

#5d596b ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#5d596b is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.47% red, 34.9% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.08% cyan, 16.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.04% black. Its hue angle is 253.33°, with 9.18% saturation and 38.43% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 8.58.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1053

Complementary

  1. #5d596b
  2. #676b59

Split complementary

  1. #5d596b
  2. #6b6659
  3. #5e6b59

Analogous

  1. #595e6b
  2. #5d596b
  3. #66596b

Triadic

  1. #5d596b
  2. #6b5d59
  3. #596b5d

Tetradic

  1. #5d596b
  2. #6b5967
  3. #676b59
  4. #596b5d

Square

  1. #5d596b
  2. #6b595e
  3. #676b59
  4. #596b66

Monochromatic

  1. #141417
  2. #393641
  3. #5d596b
  4. #827d93
  5. #aaa7b6

Shades

#5d596b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5d596b
  2. #545060
  3. #4a4756
  4. #413e4b
  5. #383540
  6. #2f2d36
  7. #25242b
  8. #1c1b20
  9. #131215
  10. #09090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#5d596b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5d596b
  2. #6d6a7a
  3. #7d7a89
  4. #8e8b97
  5. #9e9ba6
  6. #aeacb5
  7. #bebdc4
  8. #cecdd3
  9. #dfdee1
  10. #efeef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5d596b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5d596b
  2. #615d6d
  3. #64616f
  4. #686571
  5. #6b6973
  6. #6f6d76
  7. #727078
  8. #76747a
  9. #79787c
  10. #7d7c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c5a62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #555b6c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #565b6a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5b5c5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #595a6b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #595a6b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5c5b64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5d596b {
  color: #5d596b;
}
Background
.bg-5d596b {
  background-color: #5d596b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5d596b {
  border: 2px solid #5d596b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5d596b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 93 89 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 9% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5d596b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5d596b, #66596b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5d596b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(93 89 107 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 8.58 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.19 #645452 Wenge ΔE 10.72 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 11.16 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 11.16 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 12.82 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 14.00 #a2a694 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#5d596b  rgb(93, 89, 107)  hsl(253, 9%, 38%)  Old Lavender
#676b59  rgb(103, 107, 89)  hsl(73, 9%, 38%)  Feldgrau
#6b5d59  rgb(107, 93, 89)  hsl(13, 9%, 38%)  Wenge
#596b5d  rgb(89, 107, 93)  hsl(133, 9%, 38%)  Feldgrau