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#685F6C

#685f6c ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#685f6c is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 37.25% green and 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.7% cyan, 12.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.65% black. Its hue angle is 281.54°, with 6.4% saturation and 39.8% 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 6.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 5.43.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1221

Complementary

  1. #685f6c
  2. #636c5f

Split complementary

  1. #685f6c
  2. #696c5f
  3. #5f6c61

Analogous

  1. #615f6c
  2. #685f6c
  3. #6c5f69

Triadic

  1. #685f6c
  2. #6c685f
  3. #5f6c68

Tetradic

  1. #685f6c
  2. #6c5f63
  3. #636c5f
  4. #5f6c68

Square

  1. #685f6c
  2. #6c615f
  3. #636c5f
  4. #5f696c

Monochromatic

  1. #1a171b
  2. #413b43
  3. #685f6c
  4. #8f8493
  5. #b4adb7

Shades

#685f6c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #685f6c
  2. #5e5661
  3. #534c56
  4. #49434c
  5. #3e3941
  6. #343036
  7. #2a262b
  8. #1f1d20
  9. #151316
  10. #0a0a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#685f6c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #685f6c
  2. #776f7b
  3. #867f89
  4. #958f98
  5. #a49fa7
  6. #b4afb6
  7. #c3bfc4
  8. #d2cfd3
  9. #e1dfe2
  10. #f0eff0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#685f6c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #685f6c
  2. #6a626e
  3. #6d6670
  4. #6f6972
  5. #726c74
  6. #747076
  7. #767378
  8. #79767a
  9. #7b797c
  10. #7e7d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #646166 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e616d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f626c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #686063 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #62606c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #63616c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #686067 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-685f6c {
  color: #685f6c;
}
Background
.bg-685f6c {
  background-color: #685f6c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-685f6c {
  border: 2px solid #685f6c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #685f6c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 95 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 6% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-685f6c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #685f6c, #6c5f69);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-685f6c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 95 108 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 5.43 #645452 Wenge ΔE 8.76 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.31 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 9.31 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.08 #674c47 Liver ΔE 12.49 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 12.68 #97a093 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#685f6c  rgb(104, 95, 108)  hsl(282, 6%, 40%)  Old Lavender
#636c5f  rgb(99, 108, 95)  hsl(102, 6%, 40%)  Feldgrau
#6c685f  rgb(108, 104, 95)  hsl(42, 6%, 40%)  Dim Gray
#5f6c68  rgb(95, 108, 104)  hsl(162, 6%, 40%)  Feldgrau