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#706977

#706977 ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#706977 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.92% red, 41.18% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.88% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.33% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 6.25% saturation and 43.92% 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 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 4.3.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1488

Complementary

  1. #706977
  2. #707769

Split complementary

  1. #706977
  2. #777769
  3. #697769

Analogous

  1. #696977
  2. #706977
  3. #776977

Triadic

  1. #706977
  2. #777069
  3. #697770

Tetradic

  1. #706977
  2. #776970
  3. #707769
  4. #697770

Square

  1. #706977
  2. #776969
  3. #707769
  4. #697777

Monochromatic

  1. #232126
  2. #4a454e
  3. #706977
  4. #96909d
  5. #bcb8c1

Shades

#706977 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #706977
  2. #655f6b
  3. #5a545f
  4. #4e4a53
  5. #433f47
  6. #38353c
  7. #2d2a30
  8. #222024
  9. #161518
  10. #0b0b0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#706977 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #706977
  2. #7e7885
  3. #8d8792
  4. #9b96a0
  5. #a9a5ad
  6. #b8b4bb
  7. #c6c3c9
  8. #d4d2d6
  9. #e2e1e4
  10. #f1f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#706977 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #706977
  2. #726b78
  3. #736e79
  4. #75707a
  5. #76727b
  6. #78757c
  7. #7a777c
  8. #7b797d
  9. #7d7b7e
  10. #7e7e7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d6b70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #676b78 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #686c77 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6f6b6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b6a77 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b6b77 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #706a71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-706977 {
  color: #706977;
}
Background
.bg-706977 {
  background-color: #706977;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-706977 {
  border: 2px solid #706977;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #706977;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 105 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 6% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-706977 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #706977, #776977);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-706977 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 105 119 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 4.30 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.77 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.77 #645452 Wenge ΔE 11.31 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 11.84 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.90 #808080 Grey ΔE 11.90 #8f9688 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#706977  rgb(112, 105, 119)  hsl(270, 6%, 44%)  Old Lavender
#707769  rgb(112, 119, 105)  hsl(90, 6%, 44%)  Xanadu
#777069  rgb(119, 112, 105)  hsl(30, 6%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#697770  rgb(105, 119, 112)  hsl(150, 6%, 44%)  Xanadu