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#756D75

#756d75 ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#756d75 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.88% red, 42.75% green and 45.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.12% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 3.54% saturation and 44.31% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 5.43.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.16

Complementary

  1. #756d75
  2. #6d756d

Split complementary

  1. #756d75
  2. #71756d
  3. #6d7571

Analogous

  1. #716d75
  2. #756d75
  3. #756d71

Triadic

  1. #756d75
  2. #75756d
  3. #6d7575

Tetradic

  1. #756d75
  2. #756d6d
  3. #6d756d
  4. #6d7575

Square

  1. #756d75
  2. #75716d
  3. #6d756d
  4. #6d7175

Monochromatic

  1. #262326
  2. #4d484d
  3. #756d75
  4. #9b949b
  5. #c0bbc0

Shades

#756d75 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #756d75
  2. #696269
  3. #5e575e
  4. #524c52
  5. #464146
  6. #3b373b
  7. #2f2c2f
  8. #232123
  9. #171617
  10. #0c0b0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#756d75 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #756d75
  2. #837c83
  3. #918a91
  4. #9e999e
  5. #aca7ac
  6. #bab6ba
  7. #c8c5c8
  8. #d6d3d6
  9. #e3e2e3
  10. #f1f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#756d75 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #756d75
  2. #766f76
  3. #777177
  4. #787378
  5. #797579
  6. #7b777b
  7. #7c787c
  8. #7d7a7d
  9. #7e7c7e
  10. #7f7e7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #726e72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d6f75 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e7075 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #766e70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #706e75 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #716f75 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #756d72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-756d75 {
  color: #756d75;
}
Background
.bg-756d75 {
  background-color: #756d75;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-756d75 {
  border: 2px solid #756d75;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #756d75;
  --color-primary-rgb: 117 109 117;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 4% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-756d75 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #756d75, #756d71);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-756d75 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(117 109 117 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 5.43 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.07 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.07 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.36 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.36 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.45 #645452 Wenge ΔE 10.75 #8a928a Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#756d75  rgb(117, 109, 117)  hsl(300, 4%, 44%)  Old Lavender
#6d756d  rgb(109, 117, 109)  hsl(120, 4%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#75756d  rgb(117, 117, 109)  hsl(60, 4%, 44%)  Dim Gray
#6d7575  rgb(109, 117, 117)  hsl(180, 4%, 44%)  Dim Gray