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#79656A

#79656a ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#79656a is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 39.61% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.53% magenta, 12.4% yellow and 52.55% black. Its hue angle is 345°, with 9.01% saturation and 43.53% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 5.11.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1441

Complementary

  1. #79656a
  2. #657974

Split complementary

  1. #79656a
  2. #65796a
  3. #657479

Analogous

  1. #796574
  2. #79656a
  3. #796a65

Triadic

  1. #79656a
  2. #6a7965
  3. #656a79

Tetradic

  1. #79656a
  2. #797465
  3. #657974
  4. #656a79

Square

  1. #79656a
  2. #747965
  3. #657974
  4. #6a6579

Monochromatic

  1. #261f21
  2. #4f4245
  3. #79656a
  4. #9f8c90
  5. #c2b5b8

Shades

#79656a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79656a
  2. #6d5b5f
  3. #615155
  4. #55474a
  5. #493d40
  6. #3d3335
  7. #30282a
  8. #241e20
  9. #181415
  10. #0c0a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#79656a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79656a
  2. #867479
  3. #948488
  4. #a19397
  5. #afa3a6
  6. #bcb2b5
  7. #c9c1c3
  8. #d7d1d2
  9. #e4e0e1
  10. #f2f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79656a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79656a
  2. #7a686c
  3. #7a6a6e
  4. #7b6d71
  5. #7c7073
  6. #7d7375
  7. #7d7577
  8. #7e7879
  9. #7f7b7c
  10. #7f7d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #70686a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #67686a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c6b6a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7d6467 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f676a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #71696a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b6468 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79656a {
  color: #79656a;
}
Background
.bg-79656a {
  background-color: #79656a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-79656a {
  border: 2px solid #79656a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79656a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 101 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 9% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79656a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79656a, #796a65);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79656a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 101 106 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 5.11 #645452 Wenge ΔE 7.90 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 9.64 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.26 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.26 #674c47 Liver ΔE 10.34 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 10.41 #869a95 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#79656a  rgb(121, 101, 106)  hsl(345, 9%, 44%)  Old Lavender
#657974  rgb(101, 121, 116)  hsl(165, 9%, 44%)  Xanadu
#6a7965  rgb(106, 121, 101)  hsl(105, 9%, 44%)  Xanadu
#656a79  rgb(101, 106, 121)  hsl(225, 9%, 44%)  Dim Gray