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#6B7D70

#6b7d70 ≈ Xanadu

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#6b7d70 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.96% red, 49.02% green and 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.4% yellow and 50.98% black. Its hue angle is 136.67°, with 7.76% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Xanadu (#738678), ΔE 3.41.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1896

Complementary

  1. #6b7d70
  2. #7d6b78

Split complementary

  1. #6b7d70
  2. #796b7d
  3. #7d6b6f

Analogous

  1. #6f7d6b
  2. #6b7d70
  3. #6b7d79

Triadic

  1. #6b7d70
  2. #706b7d
  3. #7d706b

Tetradic

  1. #6b7d70
  2. #6b787d
  3. #7d6b78
  4. #7d706b

Square

  1. #6b7d70
  2. #6b6f7d
  3. #7d6b78
  4. #7d796b

Monochromatic

  1. #242b26
  2. #48544b
  3. #6b7d70
  4. #92a297
  5. #bcc5be

Shades

#6b7d70 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6b7d70
  2. #607165
  3. #56645a
  4. #4b584e
  5. #404b43
  6. #363f38
  7. #2b322d
  8. #202622
  9. #151916
  10. #0b0d0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#6b7d70 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6b7d70
  2. #7a8a7e
  3. #89978d
  4. #97a49b
  5. #a6b1a9
  6. #b5beb8
  7. #c4cbc6
  8. #d3d8d4
  9. #e1e5e2
  10. #f0f2f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6b7d70 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6b7d70
  2. #6d7d72
  3. #6f7e73
  4. #717e75
  5. #737e76
  6. #767f78
  7. #787f7a
  8. #7a7f7b
  9. #7c7f7d
  10. #7e807e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #737a75 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d7a6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a7871 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #697c79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #767b70 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #747a70 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6a7d76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6b7d70 {
  color: #6b7d70;
}
Background
.bg-6b7d70 {
  background-color: #6b7d70;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6b7d70 {
  border: 2px solid #6b7d70;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6b7d70;
  --color-primary-rgb: 107 125 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 137 8% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6b7d70 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6b7d70, #6b7d79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6b7d70 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(107 125 112 / 0.35);
}

#738678 Xanadu ΔE 3.41 #40826d Viridian ΔE 11.19 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 11.20 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.49 #808080 Grey ΔE 11.49 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 11.99 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 12.59 #94828f Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Xanadu
#6b7d70  rgb(107, 125, 112)  hsl(137, 8%, 45%)  Xanadu
#7d6b78  rgb(125, 107, 120)  hsl(317, 8%, 45%)  Old Lavender
#706b7d  rgb(112, 107, 125)  hsl(257, 8%, 45%)  Old Lavender
#7d706b  rgb(125, 112, 107)  hsl(17, 8%, 45%)  Dim Gray