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#77656A

#77656a ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#77656a is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 46.67% red, 39.61% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.13% magenta, 10.92% yellow and 53.33% black. Its hue angle is 343.33°, with 8.18% saturation and 43.14% 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 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 5.07.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1427

Complementary

  1. #77656a
  2. #657772

Split complementary

  1. #77656a
  2. #657769
  3. #657377

Analogous

  1. #776573
  2. #77656a
  3. #776965

Triadic

  1. #77656a
  2. #6a7765
  3. #656a77

Tetradic

  1. #77656a
  2. #777265
  3. #657772
  4. #656a77

Square

  1. #77656a
  2. #737765
  3. #657772
  4. #696577

Monochromatic

  1. #241f20
  2. #4e4245
  3. #77656a
  4. #9d8c90
  5. #c0b5b8

Shades

#77656a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #77656a
  2. #6b5b5f
  3. #5f5155
  4. #53474a
  5. #473d40
  6. #3c3335
  7. #30282a
  8. #241e20
  9. #181415
  10. #0c0a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#77656a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #77656a
  2. #857479
  3. #928488
  4. #a09397
  5. #ada3a6
  6. #bbb2b5
  7. #c9c1c3
  8. #d6d1d2
  9. #e4e0e1
  10. #f1f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#77656a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #77656a
  2. #78686c
  3. #796a6e
  4. #7a6d71
  5. #7b7073
  6. #7c7375
  7. #7c7577
  8. #7d7879
  9. #7e7b7c
  10. #7f7d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f686a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #67686a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b6b6a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7a6467 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e676a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #70686a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #796568 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-77656a {
  color: #77656a;
}
Background
.bg-77656a {
  background-color: #77656a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-77656a {
  border: 2px solid #77656a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #77656a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 101 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 8% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-77656a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #77656a, #776965);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-77656a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 101 106 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 5.07 #645452 Wenge ΔE 7.60 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.53 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 9.53 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 10.39 #674c47 Liver ΔE 10.43 #635147 Umber ΔE 11.16 #889a95 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#77656a  rgb(119, 101, 106)  hsl(343, 8%, 43%)  Old Lavender
#657772  rgb(101, 119, 114)  hsl(163, 8%, 43%)  Xanadu
#6a7765  rgb(106, 119, 101)  hsl(103, 8%, 43%)  Xanadu
#656a77  rgb(101, 106, 119)  hsl(223, 8%, 43%)  Dim Gray