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#77656D

#77656d ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#77656d 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 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.13% magenta, 8.4% yellow and 53.33% black. Its hue angle is 333.33°, 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 3.71.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1433

Complementary

  1. #77656d
  2. #65776f

Split complementary

  1. #77656d
  2. #657766
  3. #657677

Analogous

  1. #776576
  2. #77656d
  3. #776665

Triadic

  1. #77656d
  2. #6d7765
  3. #656d77

Tetradic

  1. #77656d
  2. #776f65
  3. #65776f
  4. #656d77

Square

  1. #77656d
  2. #767765
  3. #65776f
  4. #666577

Monochromatic

  1. #241f21
  2. #4e4247
  3. #77656d
  4. #9d8c93
  5. #c0b5ba

Shades

#77656d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #77656d
  2. #6b5b62
  3. #5f5157
  4. #53474c
  5. #473d41
  6. #3c3337
  7. #30282c
  8. #241e21
  9. #181416
  10. #0c0a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#77656d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #77656d
  2. #85747c
  3. #92848a
  4. #a09399
  5. #ada3a7
  6. #bbb2b6
  7. #c9c1c5
  8. #d6d1d3
  9. #e4e0e2
  10. #f1f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#77656d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #77656d
  2. #78686f
  3. #796a71
  4. #7a6d73
  5. #7b7075
  6. #7c7377
  7. #7c7578
  8. #7d787a
  9. #7e7b7c
  10. #7f7d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f686b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #66686d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a6b6d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7a6568 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d676d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #70696d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #79656a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-77656d {
  color: #77656d;
}
Background
.bg-77656d {
  background-color: #77656d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-77656d {
  border: 2px solid #77656d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #77656d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 101 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 333 8% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-77656d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #77656d, #776665);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-77656d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 101 109 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 3.71 #645452 Wenge ΔE 8.46 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 10.02 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.13 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.13 #674c47 Liver ΔE 11.22 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 11.47 #889a92 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#77656d  rgb(119, 101, 109)  hsl(333, 8%, 43%)  Old Lavender
#65776f  rgb(101, 119, 111)  hsl(153, 8%, 43%)  Xanadu
#6d7765  rgb(109, 119, 101)  hsl(93, 8%, 43%)  Xanadu
#656d77  rgb(101, 109, 119)  hsl(213, 8%, 43%)  Dim Gray