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#6E6771

#6e6771 ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#6e6771 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 40.39% green and 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.65% cyan, 8.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.69% black. Its hue angle is 282°, with 4.63% saturation and 42.35% 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 5.25.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1421

Complementary

  1. #6e6771
  2. #6a7167

Split complementary

  1. #6e6771
  2. #6f7167
  3. #677169

Analogous

  1. #696771
  2. #6e6771
  3. #71676f

Triadic

  1. #6e6771
  2. #716e67
  3. #67716e

Tetradic

  1. #6e6771
  2. #71676a
  3. #6a7167
  4. #67716e

Square

  1. #6e6771
  2. #716967
  3. #6a7167
  4. #676f71

Monochromatic

  1. #201e21
  2. #474349
  3. #6e6771
  4. #948d97
  5. #bab5bc

Shades

#6e6771 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e6771
  2. #635d66
  3. #58525a
  4. #4d484f
  5. #423e44
  6. #373439
  7. #2c292d
  8. #211f22
  9. #161517
  10. #0b0a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e6771 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e6771
  2. #7d767f
  3. #8b858d
  4. #9a959c
  5. #a8a4aa
  6. #b7b3b8
  7. #c5c2c6
  8. #d4d1d4
  9. #e2e1e3
  10. #f1f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e6771 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e6771
  2. #706a73
  3. #726c74
  4. #736f76
  5. #757177
  6. #777479
  7. #79767a
  8. #7b797c
  9. #7c7b7d
  10. #7e7e7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b686c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #666971 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #676a71 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6e686a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #696871 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a6971 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6e686d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6e6771 {
  color: #6e6771;
}
Background
.bg-6e6771 {
  background-color: #6e6771;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6e6771 {
  border: 2px solid #6e6771;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e6771;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 103 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 5% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e6771 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e6771, #71676f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e6771 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 103 113 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 5.25 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.16 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.16 #645452 Wenge ΔE 9.62 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.30 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.52 #808080 Grey ΔE 11.52 #91988e Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#6e6771  rgb(110, 103, 113)  hsl(282, 5%, 42%)  Old Lavender
#6a7167  rgb(106, 113, 103)  hsl(102, 5%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#716e67  rgb(113, 110, 103)  hsl(42, 5%, 42%)  Dim Gray
#67716e  rgb(103, 113, 110)  hsl(162, 5%, 42%)  Dim Gray