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#7A707E

#7a707e ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7a707e 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, 43.92% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.17% cyan, 11.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 282.86°, with 5.88% saturation and 46.67% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 3.89.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1723

Complementary

  1. #7a707e
  2. #747e70

Split complementary

  1. #7a707e
  2. #7b7e70
  3. #707e73

Analogous

  1. #73707e
  2. #7a707e
  3. #7e707b

Triadic

  1. #7a707e
  2. #7e7a70
  3. #707e7a

Tetradic

  1. #7a707e
  2. #7e7074
  3. #747e70
  4. #707e7a

Square

  1. #7a707e
  2. #7e7370
  3. #747e70
  4. #707b7e

Monochromatic

  1. #2c282d
  2. #534c56
  3. #7a707e
  4. #a098a3
  5. #c5c0c7

Shades

#7a707e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7a707e
  2. #6e6571
  3. #625a65
  4. #554e58
  5. #49434c
  6. #3d383f
  7. #312d32
  8. #252226
  9. #181619
  10. #0c0b0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#7a707e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7a707e
  2. #877e8b
  3. #958d98
  4. #a29ba5
  5. #afa9b2
  6. #bdb8bf
  7. #cac6cb
  8. #d7d4d8
  9. #e4e2e5
  10. #f2f1f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7a707e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7a707e
  2. #7b727e
  3. #7b737e
  4. #7c757f
  5. #7c767f
  6. #7d787f
  7. #7e7a7f
  8. #7e7b7f
  9. #7f7d80
  10. #7f7e80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #767278 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f737f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #70747d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7a7175 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #73727e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #74727e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a7178 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7a707e {
  color: #7a707e;
}
Background
.bg-7a707e {
  background-color: #7a707e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7a707e {
  border: 2px solid #7a707e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7a707e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 122 112 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 6% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7a707e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7a707e, #7e707b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7a707e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(122 112 126 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 3.89 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.26 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.66 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.16 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.16 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.60 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.60 #858f81 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#7a707e  rgb(122, 112, 126)  hsl(283, 6%, 47%)  Old Lavender
#747e70  rgb(116, 126, 112)  hsl(103, 6%, 47%)  Xanadu
#7e7a70  rgb(126, 122, 112)  hsl(43, 6%, 47%)  Battleship Gray
#707e7a  rgb(112, 126, 122)  hsl(163, 6%, 47%)  Xanadu