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#696673

#696673 ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#696673 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 40% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.7% cyan, 11.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.9% black. Its hue angle is 253.85°, with 5.99% saturation and 42.55% 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 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 6.58.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1374

Complementary

  1. #696673
  2. #707366

Split complementary

  1. #696673
  2. #737066
  3. #6a7366

Analogous

  1. #666a73
  2. #696673
  3. #706673

Triadic

  1. #696673
  2. #736966
  3. #667369

Tetradic

  1. #696673
  2. #736670
  3. #707366
  4. #667369

Square

  1. #696673
  2. #73666a
  3. #707366
  4. #667370

Monochromatic

  1. #1f1e22
  2. #44424a
  3. #696673
  4. #8f8c99
  5. #b7b5bd

Shades

#696673 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #696673
  2. #5f5c68
  3. #54525c
  4. #4a4751
  5. #3f3d45
  6. #35333a
  7. #2a292e
  8. #201f23
  9. #151417
  10. #0b0a0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#696673 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #696673
  2. #787581
  3. #87858f
  4. #96949d
  5. #a5a3ab
  6. #b4b3b9
  7. #c3c2c7
  8. #d2d1d5
  9. #e1e0e3
  10. #f0f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#696673 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #696673
  2. #6b6974
  3. #6e6b76
  4. #706e77
  5. #727078
  6. #75737a
  7. #77767b
  8. #79787c
  9. #7b7b7d
  10. #7e7d7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #68676c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #646874 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #646873 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #67686a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #666773 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #666773 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #68676e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-696673 {
  color: #696673;
}
Background
.bg-696673 {
  background-color: #696673;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-696673 {
  border: 2px solid #696673;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #696673;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 102 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 6% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-696673 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #696673, #706673);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-696673 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 102 115 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 6.58 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.54 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.54 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.13 #645452 Wenge ΔE 10.86 #808080 Gray ΔE 12.25 #808080 Grey ΔE 12.25 #96998c Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#696673  rgb(105, 102, 115)  hsl(254, 6%, 43%)  Old Lavender
#707366  rgb(112, 115, 102)  hsl(74, 6%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#736966  rgb(115, 105, 102)  hsl(14, 6%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#667369  rgb(102, 115, 105)  hsl(134, 6%, 43%)  Xanadu