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#715D71

#715d71 ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#715d71 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.31% red, 36.47% green and 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.69% black. Its hue angle is 300°, 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 5.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 4.28.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1253

Complementary

  1. #715d71
  2. #5d715d

Split complementary

  1. #715d71
  2. #67715d
  3. #5d7167

Analogous

  1. #675d71
  2. #715d71
  3. #715d67

Triadic

  1. #715d71
  2. #71715d
  3. #5d7171

Tetradic

  1. #715d71
  2. #715d5d
  3. #5d715d
  4. #5d7171

Square

  1. #715d71
  2. #71675d
  3. #5d715d
  4. #5d6771

Monochromatic

  1. #1d181d
  2. #473a47
  3. #715d71
  4. #988298
  5. #bbacbb

Shades

#715d71 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #715d71
  2. #665466
  3. #5a4a5a
  4. #4f414f
  5. #443844
  6. #392f39
  7. #2d252d
  8. #221c22
  9. #171317
  10. #0b090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#715d71 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #715d71
  2. #7f6d7f
  3. #8d7d8d
  4. #9c8e9c
  5. #aa9eaa
  6. #b8aeb8
  7. #c6bec6
  8. #d4ced4
  9. #e3dfe3
  10. #f1eff1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#715d71 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #715d71
  2. #736173
  3. #746474
  4. #766876
  5. #776b77
  6. #796f79
  7. #7a727a
  8. #7c767c
  9. #7d797d
  10. #7f7d7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #696169 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c6272 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #606470 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #725f64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #656072 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #676171 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #725e69 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-715d71 {
  color: #715d71;
}
Background
.bg-715d71 {
  background-color: #715d71;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-715d71 {
  border: 2px solid #715d71;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #715d71;
  --color-primary-rgb: 113 93 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 10% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-715d71 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #715d71, #715d67);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-715d71 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(113 93 113 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 4.28 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 10.14 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 10.31 #645452 Wenge ΔE 11.10 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 11.39 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 12.96 #674c47 Liver ΔE 13.09 #8ea28e Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#715d71  rgb(113, 93, 113)  hsl(300, 10%, 40%)  Old Lavender
#5d715d  rgb(93, 113, 93)  hsl(120, 10%, 40%)  Feldgrau
#71715d  rgb(113, 113, 93)  hsl(60, 10%, 40%)  Dim Gray
#5d7171  rgb(93, 113, 113)  hsl(180, 10%, 40%)  Feldgrau