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#7A686A

#7a686a ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7a686a 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, 40.78% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.75% magenta, 13.11% yellow and 52.16% black. Its hue angle is 353.33°, with 7.96% saturation and 44.31% 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 6.36.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1508

Complementary

  1. #7a686a
  2. #687a78

Split complementary

  1. #7a686a
  2. #687a6f
  3. #68737a

Analogous

  1. #7a6873
  2. #7a686a
  3. #7a6f68

Triadic

  1. #7a686a
  2. #6a7a68
  3. #686a7a

Tetradic

  1. #7a686a
  2. #7a7868
  3. #687a78
  4. #686a7a

Square

  1. #7a686a
  2. #737a68
  3. #687a78
  4. #6f687a

Monochromatic

  1. #272222
  2. #514546
  3. #7a686a
  4. #9f8f91
  5. #c3b8b9

Shades

#7a686a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7a686a
  2. #6e5e5f
  3. #625355
  4. #55494a
  5. #493e40
  6. #3d3435
  7. #312a2a
  8. #251f20
  9. #181515
  10. #0c0a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#7a686a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7a686a
  2. #877779
  3. #958688
  4. #a29597
  5. #afa4a6
  6. #bdb4b5
  7. #cac3c3
  8. #d7d2d2
  9. #e4e1e1
  10. #f2f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7a686a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7a686a
  2. #7b6a6c
  3. #7b6d6e
  4. #7c6f71
  5. #7c7273
  6. #7d7475
  7. #7e7677
  8. #7e7979
  9. #7f7b7c
  10. #7f7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #726b6b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b6a6a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f6e6a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e6769 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #71696a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #736b6a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c6769 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7a686a {
  color: #7a686a;
}
Background
.bg-7a686a {
  background-color: #7a686a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7a686a {
  border: 2px solid #7a686a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7a686a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 122 104 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 8% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7a686a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7a686a, #7a6f68);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7a686a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(122 104 106 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 6.36 #645452 Wenge ΔE 8.00 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.12 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 9.12 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 10.72 #674c47 Liver ΔE 10.78 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 10.90 #859795 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#7a686a  rgb(122, 104, 106)  hsl(353, 8%, 44%)  Old Lavender
#687a78  rgb(104, 122, 120)  hsl(173, 8%, 44%)  Xanadu
#6a7a68  rgb(106, 122, 104)  hsl(113, 8%, 44%)  Xanadu
#686a7a  rgb(104, 106, 122)  hsl(233, 8%, 44%)  Dim Gray