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#5E5E72

#5e5e72 ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#5e5e72 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.86% red, 36.86% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.54% cyan, 17.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 9.62% saturation and 40.78% 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 6.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 8.97.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.116

Complementary

  1. #5e5e72
  2. #72725e

Split complementary

  1. #5e5e72
  2. #72685e
  3. #68725e

Analogous

  1. #5e6872
  2. #5e5e72
  3. #685e72

Triadic

  1. #5e5e72
  2. #725e5e
  3. #5e725e

Tetradic

  1. #5e5e72
  2. #725e72
  3. #72725e
  4. #5e725e

Square

  1. #5e5e72
  2. #725e68
  3. #72725e
  4. #5e7268

Monochromatic

  1. #19191e
  2. #3b3b48
  3. #5e5e72
  4. #838399
  5. #adadbc

Shades

#5e5e72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5e5e72
  2. #555567
  3. #4b4b5b
  4. #424250
  5. #383844
  6. #2f2f39
  7. #26262e
  8. #1c1c22
  9. #131317
  10. #09090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#5e5e72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5e5e72
  2. #6e6e80
  3. #7e7e8e
  4. #8e8e9c
  5. #9e9eaa
  6. #afafb9
  7. #bfbfc7
  8. #cfcfd5
  9. #dfdfe3
  10. #efeff1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5e5e72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5e5e72
  2. #616173
  3. #656575
  4. #686876
  5. #6c6c78
  6. #6f6f79
  7. #72727a
  8. #76767c
  9. #79797d
  10. #7d7d7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f5f67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #596073 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #595f71 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5a6165 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b5f73 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b5f72 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5c606a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5e5e72 {
  color: #5e5e72;
}
Background
.bg-5e5e72 {
  background-color: #5e5e72;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5e5e72 {
  border: 2px solid #5e5e72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5e5e72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 94 94 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 10% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5e5e72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5e5e72, #685e72);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5e5e72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(94 94 114 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 8.97 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.76 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.76 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.86 #645452 Wenge ΔE 12.36 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 13.93 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 14.26 #a1a18d Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#5e5e72  rgb(94, 94, 114)  hsl(240, 10%, 41%)  Old Lavender
#72725e  rgb(114, 114, 94)  hsl(60, 10%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#725e5e  rgb(114, 94, 94)  hsl(0, 10%, 41%)  Wenge
#5e725e  rgb(94, 114, 94)  hsl(120, 10%, 41%)  Feldgrau