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#5E596C

#5e596c ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#5e596c 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 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.96% cyan, 17.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.65% black. Its hue angle is 255.79°, with 9.64% saturation and 38.63% 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 6.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 8.26.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1061

Complementary

  1. #5e596c
  2. #676c59

Split complementary

  1. #5e596c
  2. #6c6859
  3. #5e6c59

Analogous

  1. #595e6c
  2. #5e596c
  3. #68596c

Triadic

  1. #5e596c
  2. #6c5e59
  3. #596c5e

Tetradic

  1. #5e596c
  2. #6c5967
  3. #676c59
  4. #596c5e

Square

  1. #5e596c
  2. #6c595e
  3. #676c59
  4. #596c68

Monochromatic

  1. #151418
  2. #3a3642
  3. #5e596c
  4. #837d94
  5. #aba7b7

Shades

#5e596c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5e596c
  2. #555061
  3. #4b4756
  4. #423e4c
  5. #383541
  6. #2f2d36
  7. #26242b
  8. #1c1b20
  9. #131216
  10. #09090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#5e596c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5e596c
  2. #6e6a7b
  3. #7e7a89
  4. #8e8b98
  5. #9e9ba7
  6. #afacb6
  7. #bfbdc4
  8. #cfcdd3
  9. #dfdee2
  10. #efeef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5e596c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5e596c
  2. #615d6e
  3. #656170
  4. #686572
  5. #6c6974
  6. #6f6d76
  7. #727078
  8. #76747a
  9. #79787c
  10. #7d7c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d5b63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #555c6d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #565b6b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5c5c5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #595b6d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #595a6c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5d5b65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5e596c {
  color: #5e596c;
}
Background
.bg-5e596c {
  background-color: #5e596c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5e596c {
  border: 2px solid #5e596c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5e596c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 94 89 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 10% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5e596c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5e596c, #68596c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5e596c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(94 89 108 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 8.26 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.74 #645452 Wenge ΔE 10.90 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 11.60 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 11.60 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 12.47 #674c47 Liver ΔE 14.31 #a1a693 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#5e596c  rgb(94, 89, 108)  hsl(256, 10%, 39%)  Old Lavender
#676c59  rgb(103, 108, 89)  hsl(76, 10%, 39%)  Feldgrau
#6c5e59  rgb(108, 94, 89)  hsl(16, 10%, 39%)  Wenge
#596c5e  rgb(89, 108, 94)  hsl(136, 10%, 39%)  Feldgrau