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#746972

#746972 ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#746972 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, 41.18% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.48% magenta, 1.72% yellow and 54.51% black. Its hue angle is 310.91°, with 4.98% saturation and 43.33% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 4.01.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1503

Complementary

  1. #746972
  2. #69746b

Split complementary

  1. #746972
  2. #6c7469
  3. #697470

Analogous

  1. #706974
  2. #746972
  3. #74696c

Triadic

  1. #746972
  2. #727469
  3. #697274

Tetradic

  1. #746972
  2. #746b69
  3. #69746b
  4. #697274

Square

  1. #746972
  2. #747069
  3. #69746b
  4. #696c74

Monochromatic

  1. #242023
  2. #4c454b
  3. #746972
  4. #9a8f98
  5. #beb8bd

Shades

#746972 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #746972
  2. #685f67
  3. #5d545b
  4. #514a50
  5. #463f44
  6. #3a3539
  7. #2e2a2e
  8. #232022
  9. #171517
  10. #0c0b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#746972 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #746972
  2. #827880
  3. #90878e
  4. #9e969c
  5. #aca5aa
  6. #bab4b9
  7. #c7c3c7
  8. #d5d2d5
  9. #e3e1e3
  10. #f1f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#746972 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #746972
  2. #756b73
  3. #766e75
  4. #787076
  5. #797278
  6. #7a7579
  7. #7b777a
  8. #7c797c
  9. #7e7b7d
  10. #7f7e7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f6b6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #696b72 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b6d72 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #75696c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d6a72 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f6b72 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #75696e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-746972 {
  color: #746972;
}
Background
.bg-746972 {
  background-color: #746972;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-746972 {
  border: 2px solid #746972;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #746972;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 105 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 5% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-746972 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #746972, #74696c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-746972 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 105 114 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 4.01 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.09 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.09 #645452 Wenge ΔE 9.63 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 11.13 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.25 #808080 Grey ΔE 11.25 #8b968d Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#746972  rgb(116, 105, 114)  hsl(311, 5%, 43%)  Old Lavender
#69746b  rgb(105, 116, 107)  hsl(131, 5%, 43%)  Xanadu
#727469  rgb(114, 116, 105)  hsl(71, 5%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#697274  rgb(105, 114, 116)  hsl(191, 5%, 43%)  Dim Gray