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#5E596A

#5e596a ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#5e596a is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.86% red, 34.9% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.32% cyan, 16.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.43% black. Its hue angle is 257.65°, with 8.72% saturation and 38.24% 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 6.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 8.24.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1057

Complementary

  1. #5e596a
  2. #656a59

Split complementary

  1. #5e596a
  2. #6a6759
  3. #5d6a59

Analogous

  1. #595d6a
  2. #5e596a
  3. #67596a

Triadic

  1. #5e596a
  2. #6a5e59
  3. #596a5e

Tetradic

  1. #5e596a
  2. #6a5965
  3. #656a59
  4. #596a5e

Square

  1. #5e596a
  2. #6a595d
  3. #656a59
  4. #596a67

Monochromatic

  1. #141317
  2. #393640
  3. #5e596a
  4. #837d92
  5. #aba7b5

Shades

#5e596a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5e596a
  2. #55505f
  3. #4b4755
  4. #423e4a
  5. #383540
  6. #2f2d35
  7. #26242a
  8. #1c1b20
  9. #131215
  10. #09090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#5e596a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5e596a
  2. #6e6a79
  3. #7e7a88
  4. #8e8b97
  5. #9e9ba6
  6. #afacb5
  7. #bfbdc3
  8. #cfcdd2
  9. #dfdee1
  10. #efeef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5e596a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5e596a
  2. #615d6c
  3. #65616e
  4. #686571
  5. #6c6973
  6. #6f6d75
  7. #727077
  8. #767479
  9. #79787c
  10. #7d7c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.75:1 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 #565b6b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #575b69 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5c5b5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #595a6a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a5a6a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5d5a63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5e596a {
  color: #5e596a;
}
Background
.bg-5e596a {
  background-color: #5e596a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5e596a {
  border: 2px solid #5e596a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5e596a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 94 89 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 9% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5e596a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5e596a, #67596a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5e596a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(94 89 106 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 8.24 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.97 #645452 Wenge ΔE 10.20 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.93 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.93 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 12.47 #674c47 Liver ΔE 13.77 #a1a695 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#5e596a  rgb(94, 89, 106)  hsl(258, 9%, 38%)  Old Lavender
#656a59  rgb(101, 106, 89)  hsl(78, 9%, 38%)  Feldgrau
#6a5e59  rgb(106, 94, 89)  hsl(18, 9%, 38%)  Wenge
#596a5e  rgb(89, 106, 94)  hsl(138, 9%, 38%)  Feldgrau