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#796875

#796875 ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#796875 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, 40.78% green and 45.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.05% magenta, 3.31% yellow and 52.55% black. Its hue angle is 314.12°, with 7.56% saturation and 44.12% 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 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 1.26.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1525

Complementary

  1. #796875
  2. #68796c

Split complementary

  1. #796875
  2. #6d7968
  3. #687975

Analogous

  1. #756879
  2. #796875
  3. #79686d

Triadic

  1. #796875
  2. #757968
  3. #687579

Tetradic

  1. #796875
  2. #796c68
  3. #68796c
  4. #687579

Square

  1. #796875
  2. #797568
  3. #68796c
  4. #686d79

Monochromatic

  1. #272125
  2. #50454d
  3. #796875
  4. #9f8f9b
  5. #c2b8c0

Shades

#796875 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #796875
  2. #6d5e69
  3. #61535e
  4. #554952
  5. #493e46
  6. #3d343b
  7. #302a2f
  8. #241f23
  9. #181517
  10. #0c0a0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#796875 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #796875
  2. #867783
  3. #948691
  4. #a1959e
  5. #afa4ac
  6. #bcb4ba
  7. #c9c3c8
  8. #d7d2d6
  9. #e4e1e3
  10. #f2f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#796875 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #796875
  2. #7a6a76
  3. #7a6d77
  4. #7b6f78
  5. #7c7279
  6. #7d747b
  7. #7d767c
  8. #7e797d
  9. #7f7b7e
  10. #7f7e7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #726b70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #686b76 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c6e74 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7b696c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f6a75 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #716b75 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a6870 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-796875 {
  color: #796875;
}
Background
.bg-796875 {
  background-color: #796875;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-796875 {
  border: 2px solid #796875;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #796875;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 104 117;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 8% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-796875 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #796875, #79686d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-796875 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 104 117 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 1.26 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.98 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 10.13 #645452 Wenge ΔE 10.76 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 11.08 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 11.08 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 12.26 #86978a Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#796875  rgb(121, 104, 117)  hsl(314, 8%, 44%)  Old Lavender
#68796c  rgb(104, 121, 108)  hsl(134, 8%, 44%)  Xanadu
#757968  rgb(117, 121, 104)  hsl(74, 8%, 44%)  Xanadu
#687579  rgb(104, 117, 121)  hsl(194, 8%, 44%)  Dim Gray