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#6D656D

#6d656d ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#6d656d 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, 39.61% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 3.81% saturation and 41.18% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 5.72.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1366

Complementary

  1. #6d656d
  2. #656d65

Split complementary

  1. #6d656d
  2. #696d65
  3. #656d69

Analogous

  1. #69656d
  2. #6d656d
  3. #6d6569

Triadic

  1. #6d656d
  2. #6d6d65
  3. #656d6d

Tetradic

  1. #6d656d
  2. #6d6565
  3. #656d65
  4. #656d6d

Square

  1. #6d656d
  2. #6d6965
  3. #656d65
  4. #65696d

Monochromatic

  1. #1e1b1e
  2. #454045
  3. #6d656d
  4. #948b94
  5. #b8b3b8

Shades

#6d656d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6d656d
  2. #625b62
  3. #575157
  4. #4c474c
  5. #413d41
  6. #373337
  7. #2c282c
  8. #211e21
  9. #161416
  10. #0b0a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#6d656d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6d656d
  2. #7c747c
  3. #8a848a
  4. #999399
  5. #a7a3a7
  6. #b6b2b6
  7. #c5c1c5
  8. #d3d1d3
  9. #e2e0e2
  10. #f0f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6d656d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6d656d
  2. #6f686f
  3. #716a71
  4. #736d73
  5. #757075
  6. #777377
  7. #787578
  8. #7a787a
  9. #7c7b7c
  10. #7e7d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a666a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #65676d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #66686d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6e6668 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #68666d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #69676d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6d656a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6d656d {
  color: #6d656d;
}
Background
.bg-6d656d {
  background-color: #6d656d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6d656d {
  border: 2px solid #6d656d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6d656d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 109 101 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 4% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6d656d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6d656d, #6d6569);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6d656d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(109 101 109 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 5.72 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.73 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.73 #645452 Wenge ΔE 8.41 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.46 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.86 #808080 Grey ΔE 11.86 #929a92 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#6d656d  rgb(109, 101, 109)  hsl(300, 4%, 41%)  Old Lavender
#656d65  rgb(101, 109, 101)  hsl(120, 4%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#6d6d65  rgb(109, 109, 101)  hsl(60, 4%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#656d6d  rgb(101, 109, 109)  hsl(180, 4%, 41%)  Dim Gray