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#656174

#656174 ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#656174 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 38.04% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.93% cyan, 16.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.51% black. Its hue angle is 252.63°, with 8.92% saturation and 41.76% 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 5.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 6.64.

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Relative luminance0.1258

Complementary

  1. #656174
  2. #707461

Split complementary

  1. #656174
  2. #746e61
  3. #667461

Analogous

  1. #616674
  2. #656174
  3. #6e6174

Triadic

  1. #656174
  2. #746561
  3. #617465

Tetradic

  1. #656174
  2. #746170
  3. #707461
  4. #617465

Square

  1. #656174
  2. #746166
  3. #707461
  4. #61746e

Monochromatic

  1. #1c1b21
  2. #413e4a
  3. #656174
  4. #8b879b
  5. #b3b1bd

Shades

#656174 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656174
  2. #5b5768
  3. #514e5d
  4. #474451
  5. #3d3a46
  6. #33313a
  7. #28272e
  8. #1e1d23
  9. #141317
  10. #0a0a0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#656174 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656174
  2. #747182
  3. #848190
  4. #93909e
  5. #a3a0ac
  6. #b2b0ba
  7. #c1c0c7
  8. #d1d0d5
  9. #e0dfe3
  10. #f0eff1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656174 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656174
  2. #686475
  3. #6a6776
  4. #6d6a78
  5. #706d79
  6. #73717a
  7. #75747b
  8. #78777c
  9. #7b7a7e
  10. #7d7d7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #64626a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d6475 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e6373 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #626467 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #606375 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #616274 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #63636d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656174 {
  color: #656174;
}
Background
.bg-656174 {
  background-color: #656174;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656174 {
  border: 2px solid #656174;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656174;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 97 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 9% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656174 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656174, #6e6174);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656174 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 97 116 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 6.64 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.43 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.43 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 11.46 #645452 Wenge ΔE 11.71 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 14.48 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 14.90 #9a9e8b Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#656174  rgb(101, 97, 116)  hsl(253, 9%, 42%)  Old Lavender
#707461  rgb(112, 116, 97)  hsl(73, 9%, 42%)  Xanadu
#746561  rgb(116, 101, 97)  hsl(13, 9%, 42%)  Wenge
#617465  rgb(97, 116, 101)  hsl(133, 9%, 42%)  Xanadu