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#697A72

#697a72 ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#697a72 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, 47.84% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.56% yellow and 52.16% black. Its hue angle is 151.76°, with 7.49% saturation and 44.51% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 5.14.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1814

Complementary

  1. #697a72
  2. #7a6971

Split complementary

  1. #697a72
  2. #7a697a
  3. #7a6969

Analogous

  1. #697a69
  2. #697a72
  3. #697a7a

Triadic

  1. #697a72
  2. #72697a
  3. #7a7269

Tetradic

  1. #697a72
  2. #69717a
  3. #7a6971
  4. #7a7269

Square

  1. #697a72
  2. #69697a
  3. #7a6971
  4. #7a7a69

Monochromatic

  1. #222825
  2. #46514c
  3. #697a72
  4. #909f98
  5. #b9c3be

Shades

#697a72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697a72
  2. #5f6e67
  3. #54625b
  4. #4a5550
  5. #3f4944
  6. #353d39
  7. #2a312e
  8. #202522
  9. #151817
  10. #0b0c0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#697a72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697a72
  2. #788780
  3. #87958e
  4. #96a29c
  5. #a5afaa
  6. #b4bdb9
  7. #c3cac7
  8. #d2d7d5
  9. #e1e4e3
  10. #f0f2f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697a72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697a72
  2. #6b7b73
  3. #6e7b75
  4. #707c76
  5. #727c78
  6. #757d79
  7. #777e7a
  8. #797e7c
  9. #7b7f7d
  10. #7e7f7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #717874 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #797772 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #767572 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #667a78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #737872 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #717772 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #677a75 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697a72 {
  color: #697a72;
}
Background
.bg-697a72 {
  background-color: #697a72;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697a72 {
  border: 2px solid #697a72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697a72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 122 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 152 7% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697a72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697a72, #697a7a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697a72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 122 114 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 5.14 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.32 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.32 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.37 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.84 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.84 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 11.00 #96858d Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Xanadu
#697a72  rgb(105, 122, 114)  hsl(152, 7%, 45%)  Xanadu
#7a6971  rgb(122, 105, 113)  hsl(332, 7%, 45%)  Old Lavender
#72697a  rgb(114, 105, 122)  hsl(272, 7%, 45%)  Old Lavender
#7a7269  rgb(122, 114, 105)  hsl(32, 7%, 45%)  Dim Gray