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#78717E

#78717e ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#78717e is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 44.31% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.76% cyan, 10.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 272.31°, with 5.44% saturation and 46.86% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 5.13.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1731

Complementary

  1. #78717e
  2. #777e71

Split complementary

  1. #78717e
  2. #7d7e71
  3. #717e71

Analogous

  1. #71717e
  2. #78717e
  3. #7e717d

Triadic

  1. #78717e
  2. #7e7871
  3. #717e78

Tetradic

  1. #78717e
  2. #7e7177
  3. #777e71
  4. #717e78

Square

  1. #78717e
  2. #7e7171
  3. #777e71
  4. #717d7e

Monochromatic

  1. #2b292d
  2. #524d56
  3. #78717e
  4. #9e98a3
  5. #c4c1c7

Shades

#78717e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #78717e
  2. #6c6671
  3. #605a65
  4. #544f58
  5. #48444c
  6. #3c393f
  7. #302d32
  8. #242226
  9. #181719
  10. #0c0b0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#78717e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #78717e
  2. #867f8b
  3. #938d98
  4. #a19ca5
  5. #aeaab2
  6. #bcb8bf
  7. #c9c6cb
  8. #d7d4d8
  9. #e4e3e5
  10. #f2f1f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#78717e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #78717e
  2. #79737e
  3. #7a747e
  4. #7a767f
  5. #7b777f
  6. #7c797f
  7. #7d7a7f
  8. #7e7c7f
  9. #7e7d80
  10. #7f7f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #757378 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f737f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #70747e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #777275 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #73727e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #74737e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #787279 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-78717e {
  color: #78717e;
}
Background
.bg-78717e {
  background-color: #78717e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-78717e {
  border: 2px solid #78717e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #78717e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 113 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 5% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-78717e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #78717e, #7e717d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-78717e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 113 126 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 5.13 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.70 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.20 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 9.20 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.59 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.59 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.72 #878e81 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#78717e  rgb(120, 113, 126)  hsl(272, 5%, 47%)  Old Lavender
#777e71  rgb(119, 126, 113)  hsl(92, 5%, 47%)  Xanadu
#7e7871  rgb(126, 120, 113)  hsl(32, 5%, 47%)  Gray
#717e78  rgb(113, 126, 120)  hsl(152, 5%, 47%)  Xanadu