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#78737C

#78737c ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#78737c 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, 45.1% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.23% cyan, 7.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 273.33°, with 3.77% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 6.94.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1771

Complementary

  1. #78737c
  2. #777c73

Split complementary

  1. #78737c
  2. #7b7c73
  3. #737c73

Analogous

  1. #73737c
  2. #78737c
  3. #7c737b

Triadic

  1. #78737c
  2. #7c7873
  3. #737c78

Tetradic

  1. #78737c
  2. #7c7377
  3. #777c73
  4. #737c78

Square

  1. #78737c
  2. #7c7373
  3. #777c73
  4. #737b7c

Monochromatic

  1. #2b292d
  2. #524e54
  3. #78737c
  4. #9e9aa1
  5. #c4c2c6

Shades

#78737c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #78737c
  2. #6c6870
  3. #605c63
  4. #545157
  5. #48454a
  6. #3c3a3e
  7. #302e32
  8. #242325
  9. #181719
  10. #0c0c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#78737c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #78737c
  2. #868189
  3. #938f96
  4. #a19da3
  5. #aeabb0
  6. #bcb9be
  7. #c9c7cb
  8. #d7d5d8
  9. #e4e3e5
  10. #f2f1f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#78737c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #78737c
  2. #79747c
  3. #7a767d
  4. #7a777d
  5. #7b787e
  6. #7c7a7e
  7. #7d7b7e
  8. #7e7c7f
  9. #7e7d7f
  10. #7f7f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #767478 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #72757c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #73757c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #787476 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #74747c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75747c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #787478 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-78737c {
  color: #78737c;
}
Background
.bg-78737c {
  background-color: #78737c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-78737c {
  border: 2px solid #78737c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #78737c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 115 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 4% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-78737c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #78737c, #7c737b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-78737c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 115 124 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 6.94 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.35 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.51 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.51 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.62 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.62 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.42 #878c83 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#78737c  rgb(120, 115, 124)  hsl(273, 4%, 47%)  Old Lavender
#777c73  rgb(119, 124, 115)  hsl(93, 4%, 47%)  Battleship Gray
#7c7873  rgb(124, 120, 115)  hsl(33, 4%, 47%)  Gray
#737c78  rgb(115, 124, 120)  hsl(153, 4%, 47%)  Gray