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#697C7B

#697c7b ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#697c7b 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, 48.63% green and 48.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.81% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 176.84°, with 8.3% saturation and 44.9% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 7.11.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1885

Complementary

  1. #697c7b
  2. #7c696a

Split complementary

  1. #697c7b
  2. #7c6973
  3. #7c7169

Analogous

  1. #697c71
  2. #697c7b
  3. #69737c

Triadic

  1. #697c7b
  2. #7b697c
  3. #7c7b69

Tetradic

  1. #697c7b
  2. #696a7c
  3. #7c696a
  4. #7c7b69

Square

  1. #697c7b
  2. #71697c
  3. #7c696a
  4. #737c69

Monochromatic

  1. #232929
  2. #465352
  3. #697c7b
  4. #90a1a0
  5. #bac4c4

Shades

#697c7b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697c7b
  2. #5f706f
  3. #546362
  4. #4a5756
  5. #3f4a4a
  6. #353e3e
  7. #2a3231
  8. #202525
  9. #151919
  10. #0b0c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#697c7b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697c7b
  2. #788988
  3. #879695
  4. #96a3a3
  5. #a5b0b0
  6. #b4bebd
  7. #c3cbca
  8. #d2d8d7
  9. #e1e5e5
  10. #f0f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697c7b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697c7b
  2. #6b7c7c
  3. #6e7d7c
  4. #707d7d
  5. #727e7d
  6. #757e7e
  7. #777e7e
  8. #797f7f
  9. #7b7f7f
  10. #7e8080
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #727a79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a7a7b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #76777b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #647d7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #737b7b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #71797b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #667d7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697c7b {
  color: #697c7b;
}
Background
.bg-697c7b {
  background-color: #697c7b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697c7b {
  border: 2px solid #697c7b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697c7b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 124 123;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 8% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697c7b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697c7b, #69737c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697c7b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 124 123 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 7.11 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.25 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.25 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.58 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.59 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.59 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.59 #968384 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Xanadu
#697c7b  rgb(105, 124, 123)  hsl(177, 8%, 45%)  Xanadu
#7c696a  rgb(124, 105, 106)  hsl(357, 8%, 45%)  Old Lavender
#7b697c  rgb(123, 105, 124)  hsl(297, 8%, 45%)  Old Lavender
#7c7b69  rgb(124, 123, 105)  hsl(57, 8%, 45%)  Battleship Gray