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#7A6770

#7a6770 ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7a6770 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.84% red, 40.39% green and 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.57% magenta, 8.2% yellow and 52.16% black. Its hue angle is 331.58°, with 8.44% 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 3.13.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1501

Complementary

  1. #7a6770
  2. #677a71

Split complementary

  1. #7a6770
  2. #677a68
  3. #677a7a

Analogous

  1. #7a677a
  2. #7a6770
  3. #7a6867

Triadic

  1. #7a6770
  2. #707a67
  3. #67707a

Tetradic

  1. #7a6770
  2. #7a7167
  3. #677a71
  4. #67707a

Square

  1. #7a6770
  2. #7a7a67
  3. #677a71
  4. #68677a

Monochromatic

  1. #272124
  2. #51444a
  3. #7a6770
  4. #a08e96
  5. #c3b7bd

Shades

#7a6770 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7a6770
  2. #6e5d65
  3. #62525a
  4. #55484e
  5. #493e43
  6. #3d3438
  7. #31292d
  8. #251f22
  9. #181516
  10. #0c0a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#7a6770 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7a6770
  2. #87767e
  3. #95858d
  4. #a2959b
  5. #afa4a9
  6. #bdb3b8
  7. #cac2c6
  8. #d7d1d4
  9. #e4e1e2
  10. #f2f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7a6770 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7a6770
  2. #7b6a72
  3. #7b6c73
  4. #7c6f75
  5. #7c7176
  6. #7d7478
  7. #7e767a
  8. #7e797b
  9. #7f7b7d
  10. #7f7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #726a6e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #686a70 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c6d70 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7d676a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #706970 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #726b70 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c676c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7a6770 {
  color: #7a6770;
}
Background
.bg-7a6770 {
  background-color: #7a6770;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7a6770 {
  border: 2px solid #7a6770;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7a6770;
  --color-primary-rgb: 122 103 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 332 8% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7a6770 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7a6770, #7a6867);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7a6770 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(122 103 112 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 3.13 #645452 Wenge ΔE 9.47 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 9.52 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.45 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.70 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.70 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 11.04 #85988f Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#7a6770  rgb(122, 103, 112)  hsl(332, 8%, 44%)  Old Lavender
#677a71  rgb(103, 122, 113)  hsl(152, 8%, 44%)  Xanadu
#707a67  rgb(112, 122, 103)  hsl(92, 8%, 44%)  Xanadu
#67707a  rgb(103, 112, 122)  hsl(212, 8%, 44%)  Dim Gray