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#697F73

#697f73 ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#697f73 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, 49.8% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.45% yellow and 50.2% black. Its hue angle is 147.27°, with 9.48% saturation and 45.49% 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 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 3.15.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1942

Complementary

  1. #697f73
  2. #7f6975

Split complementary

  1. #697f73
  2. #7e697f
  3. #7f696a

Analogous

  1. #6a7f69
  2. #697f73
  3. #697f7e

Triadic

  1. #697f73
  2. #73697f
  3. #7f7369

Tetradic

  1. #697f73
  2. #69757f
  3. #7f6975
  4. #7f7369

Square

  1. #697f73
  2. #696a7f
  3. #7f6975
  4. #7f7e69

Monochromatic

  1. #242b27
  2. #46554d
  3. #697f73
  4. #91a499
  5. #bbc6c0

Shades

#697f73 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697f73
  2. #5f7268
  3. #54665c
  4. #4a5951
  5. #3f4c45
  6. #35403a
  7. #2a332e
  8. #202623
  9. #151917
  10. #0b0d0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#697f73 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697f73
  2. #788c81
  3. #87998f
  4. #96a59d
  5. #a5b2ab
  6. #b4bfb9
  7. #c3ccc7
  8. #d2d9d5
  9. #e1e5e3
  10. #f0f2f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697f73 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697f73
  2. #6b7f74
  3. #6e7f76
  4. #707f77
  5. #727f78
  6. #75807a
  7. #77807b
  8. #79807c
  9. #7b807d
  10. #7e807f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #737c77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e7c72 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a7974 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #657f7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #767d73 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #747b73 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #677f78 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697f73 {
  color: #697f73;
}
Background
.bg-697f73 {
  background-color: #697f73;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697f73 {
  border: 2px solid #697f73;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697f73;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 127 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 147 9% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697f73 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697f73, #697f7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697f73 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 127 115 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 3.15 #40826d Viridian ΔE 10.14 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 11.53 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 11.86 #808080 Gray ΔE 12.16 #808080 Grey ΔE 12.16 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 12.64 #96808c Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Xanadu
#697f73  rgb(105, 127, 115)  hsl(147, 9%, 45%)  Xanadu
#7f6975  rgb(127, 105, 117)  hsl(327, 9%, 45%)  Old Lavender
#73697f  rgb(115, 105, 127)  hsl(267, 9%, 45%)  Old Lavender
#7f7369  rgb(127, 115, 105)  hsl(27, 9%, 45%)  Gray