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#687969

#687969 ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#687969 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 47.45% green and 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.22% yellow and 52.55% black. Its hue angle is 123.53°, with 7.56% saturation and 44.12% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 5.11.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1764

Complementary

  1. #687969
  2. #796878

Split complementary

  1. #687969
  2. #726879
  3. #796870

Analogous

  1. #707968
  2. #687969
  3. #687972

Triadic

  1. #687969
  2. #696879
  3. #796968

Tetradic

  1. #687969
  2. #687879
  3. #796878
  4. #796968

Square

  1. #687969
  2. #687079
  3. #796878
  4. #797268

Monochromatic

  1. #212722
  2. #455045
  3. #687969
  4. #8f9f90
  5. #b8c2b9

Shades

#687969 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #687969
  2. #5e6d5f
  3. #536154
  4. #49554a
  5. #3e493f
  6. #343d35
  7. #2a302a
  8. #1f2420
  9. #151815
  10. #0a0c0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#687969 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #687969
  2. #778678
  3. #869487
  4. #95a196
  5. #a4afa5
  6. #b4bcb4
  7. #c3c9c3
  8. #d2d7d2
  9. #e1e4e1
  10. #f0f2f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#687969 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #687969
  2. #6a7a6b
  3. #6d7a6e
  4. #6f7b70
  5. #727c72
  6. #747d75
  7. #767d77
  8. #797e79
  9. #7b7f7b
  10. #7e7f7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #707670 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a7668 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #77746a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #667874 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #737768 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #717669 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #677870 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-687969 {
  color: #687969;
}
Background
.bg-687969 {
  background-color: #687969;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-687969 {
  border: 2px solid #687969;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #687969;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 121 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 124 8% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-687969 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #687969, #687972);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-687969 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 121 105 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 5.11 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 10.59 #40826d Viridian ΔE 11.19 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 12.37 #808080 Gray ΔE 12.54 #808080 Grey ΔE 12.54 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 12.54 #978696 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Xanadu
#687969  rgb(104, 121, 105)  hsl(124, 8%, 44%)  Xanadu
#796878  rgb(121, 104, 120)  hsl(304, 8%, 44%)  Old Lavender
#696879  rgb(105, 104, 121)  hsl(244, 8%, 44%)  Old Lavender
#796968  rgb(121, 105, 104)  hsl(4, 8%, 44%)  Wenge