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#6D6471

#6d6471 ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#6d6471 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, 39.22% green and 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.54% cyan, 11.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.69% black. Its hue angle is 281.54°, with 6.1% saturation and 41.76% 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 4.21.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1356

Complementary

  1. #6d6471
  2. #687164

Split complementary

  1. #6d6471
  2. #6e7164
  3. #647166

Analogous

  1. #666471
  2. #6d6471
  3. #71646e

Triadic

  1. #6d6471
  2. #716d64
  3. #64716d

Tetradic

  1. #6d6471
  2. #716468
  3. #687164
  4. #64716d

Square

  1. #6d6471
  2. #716664
  3. #687164
  4. #646e71

Monochromatic

  1. #1f1c20
  2. #464048
  3. #6d6471
  4. #938a97
  5. #b9b3bb

Shades

#6d6471 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6d6471
  2. #625a66
  3. #57505a
  4. #4c464f
  5. #413c44
  6. #373239
  7. #2c282d
  8. #211e22
  9. #161417
  10. #0b0a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#6d6471 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6d6471
  2. #7c747f
  3. #8a838d
  4. #99939c
  5. #a7a2aa
  6. #b6b2b8
  7. #c5c1c6
  8. #d3d1d4
  9. #e2e0e3
  10. #f0f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6d6471 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6d6471
  2. #6f6773
  3. #716a74
  4. #736c76
  5. #756f77
  6. #777279
  7. #78757a
  8. #7a787c
  9. #7c7a7d
  10. #7e7d7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #69666b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #636672 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #646771 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6d6568 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #676571 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #686671 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6d656c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6d6471 {
  color: #6d6471;
}
Background
.bg-6d6471 {
  background-color: #6d6471;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6d6471 {
  border: 2px solid #6d6471;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6d6471;
  --color-primary-rgb: 109 100 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 6% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6d6471 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6d6471, #71646e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6d6471 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(109 100 113 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 4.21 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.90 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.90 #645452 Wenge ΔE 9.68 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 11.02 #808080 Gray ΔE 13.31 #808080 Grey ΔE 13.31 #929b8e Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#6d6471  rgb(109, 100, 113)  hsl(282, 6%, 42%)  Old Lavender
#687164  rgb(104, 113, 100)  hsl(102, 6%, 42%)  Xanadu
#716d64  rgb(113, 109, 100)  hsl(42, 6%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#64716d  rgb(100, 113, 109)  hsl(162, 6%, 42%)  Dim Gray