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#746669

#746669 ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#746669 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 40% green and 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.07% magenta, 9.48% yellow and 54.51% black. Its hue angle is 347.14°, with 6.42% saturation and 42.75% 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 6.27.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1424

Complementary

  1. #746669
  2. #667471

Split complementary

  1. #746669
  2. #66746a
  3. #667074

Analogous

  1. #746670
  2. #746669
  3. #746a66

Triadic

  1. #746669
  2. #697466
  3. #666974

Tetradic

  1. #746669
  2. #747166
  3. #667471
  4. #666974

Square

  1. #746669
  2. #707466
  3. #667471
  4. #6a6674

Monochromatic

  1. #231e1f
  2. #4b4244
  3. #746669
  4. #9a8c8f
  5. #beb5b7

Shades

#746669 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #746669
  2. #685c5f
  3. #5d5254
  4. #51474a
  5. #463d3f
  6. #3a3335
  7. #2e292a
  8. #231f20
  9. #171415
  10. #0c0a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#746669 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #746669
  2. #827578
  3. #908587
  4. #9e9496
  5. #aca3a5
  6. #bab3b4
  7. #c7c2c3
  8. #d5d1d2
  9. #e3e0e1
  10. #f1f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#746669 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #746669
  2. #75696b
  3. #766b6e
  4. #786e70
  5. #797072
  6. #7a7375
  7. #7b7677
  8. #7c7879
  9. #7e7b7b
  10. #7f7d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e6869 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #686869 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b6a69 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #776567 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d6769 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f6969 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #766668 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-746669 {
  color: #746669;
}
Background
.bg-746669 {
  background-color: #746669;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-746669 {
  border: 2px solid #746669;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #746669;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 102 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 6% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-746669 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #746669, #746a66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-746669 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 102 105 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 6.27 #645452 Wenge ΔE 7.11 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.60 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.60 #635147 Umber ΔE 10.40 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.64 #674c47 Liver ΔE 10.70 #8b9996 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#746669  rgb(116, 102, 105)  hsl(347, 6%, 43%)  Old Lavender
#667471  rgb(102, 116, 113)  hsl(167, 6%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#697466  rgb(105, 116, 102)  hsl(107, 6%, 43%)  Xanadu
#666974  rgb(102, 105, 116)  hsl(227, 6%, 43%)  Dim Gray