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#6D5D71

#6d5d71 ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#6d5d71 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.75% red, 36.47% green and 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.54% cyan, 17.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.69% black. Its hue angle is 288°, with 9.71% saturation and 40.39% 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 6.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 4.48.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1227

Complementary

  1. #6d5d71
  2. #61715d

Split complementary

  1. #6d5d71
  2. #6b715d
  3. #5d7163

Analogous

  1. #635d71
  2. #6d5d71
  3. #715d6b

Triadic

  1. #6d5d71
  2. #716d5d
  3. #5d716d

Tetradic

  1. #6d5d71
  2. #715d61
  3. #61715d
  4. #5d716d

Square

  1. #6d5d71
  2. #71635d
  3. #61715d
  4. #5d6b71

Monochromatic

  1. #1c181d
  2. #453a47
  3. #6d5d71
  4. #948298
  5. #b8acbb

Shades

#6d5d71 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6d5d71
  2. #625466
  3. #574a5a
  4. #4c414f
  5. #413844
  6. #372f39
  7. #2c252d
  8. #211c22
  9. #161317
  10. #0b090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#6d5d71 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6d5d71
  2. #7c6d7f
  3. #8a7d8d
  4. #998e9c
  5. #a79eaa
  6. #b6aeb8
  7. #c5bec6
  8. #d3ced4
  9. #e2dfe3
  10. #f0eff1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6d5d71 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6d5d71
  2. #6f6173
  3. #716474
  4. #736876
  5. #756b77
  6. #776f79
  7. #78727a
  8. #7a767c
  9. #7c797d
  10. #7e7d7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #676068 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b6172 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e6370 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6d5f64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #636072 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #656171 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6d5e69 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6d5d71 {
  color: #6d5d71;
}
Background
.bg-6d5d71 {
  background-color: #6d5d71;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6d5d71 {
  border: 2px solid #6d5d71;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6d5d71;
  --color-primary-rgb: 109 93 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 10% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6d5d71 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6d5d71, #715d6b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6d5d71 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(109 93 113 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 4.48 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 10.78 #645452 Wenge ΔE 10.92 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 11.53 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 12.61 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 13.06 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 13.06 #92a28e Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#6d5d71  rgb(109, 93, 113)  hsl(288, 10%, 40%)  Old Lavender
#61715d  rgb(97, 113, 93)  hsl(108, 10%, 40%)  Feldgrau
#716d5d  rgb(113, 109, 93)  hsl(48, 10%, 40%)  Dim Gray
#5d716d  rgb(93, 113, 109)  hsl(168, 10%, 40%)  Feldgrau