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#7A6E71

#7a6e71 ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7a6e71 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, 43.14% green and 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.84% magenta, 7.38% yellow and 52.16% black. Its hue angle is 345°, with 5.17% saturation and 45.49% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 6.64.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1648

Complementary

  1. #7a6e71
  2. #6e7a77

Split complementary

  1. #7a6e71
  2. #6e7a71
  3. #6e777a

Analogous

  1. #7a6e77
  2. #7a6e71
  3. #7a716e

Triadic

  1. #7a6e71
  2. #717a6e
  3. #6e717a

Tetradic

  1. #7a6e71
  2. #7a776e
  3. #6e7a77
  4. #6e717a

Square

  1. #7a6e71
  2. #777a6e
  3. #6e7a77
  4. #716e7a

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2526
  2. #524a4c
  3. #7a6e71
  4. #9f9598
  5. #c4bdbf

Shades

#7a6e71 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7a6e71
  2. #6e6366
  3. #62585a
  4. #554d4f
  5. #494244
  6. #3d3739
  7. #312c2d
  8. #252122
  9. #181617
  10. #0c0b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#7a6e71 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7a6e71
  2. #877d7f
  3. #958b8d
  4. #a29a9c
  5. #afa8aa
  6. #bdb7b8
  7. #cac5c6
  8. #d7d4d4
  9. #e4e2e3
  10. #f2f1f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7a6e71 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7a6e71
  2. #7b7073
  3. #7b7274
  4. #7c7376
  5. #7c7577
  6. #7d7779
  7. #7e797a
  8. #7e7b7c
  9. #7f7c7d
  10. #7f7e7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #757071 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f7071 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #727271 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c6d6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #746f71 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #757071 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b6e70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7a6e71 {
  color: #7a6e71;
}
Background
.bg-7a6e71 {
  background-color: #7a6e71;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7a6e71 {
  border: 2px solid #7a6e71;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7a6e71;
  --color-primary-rgb: 122 110 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 5% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7a6e71 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7a6e71, #7a716e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7a6e71 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(122 110 113 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 6.64 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.35 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.35 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.95 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.97 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.97 #645452 Wenge ΔE 9.97 #85918e Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#7a6e71  rgb(122, 110, 113)  hsl(345, 5%, 45%)  Old Lavender
#6e7a77  rgb(110, 122, 119)  hsl(165, 5%, 45%)  Xanadu
#717a6e  rgb(113, 122, 110)  hsl(105, 5%, 45%)  Xanadu
#6e717a  rgb(110, 113, 122)  hsl(225, 5%, 45%)  Dim Gray