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#7B697F

#7b697f ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7b697f is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 48.24% red, 41.18% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.15% cyan, 17.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.2% black. Its hue angle is 289.09°, with 9.48% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 2.44.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1585

Complementary

  1. #7b697f
  2. #6d7f69

Split complementary

  1. #7b697f
  2. #787f69
  3. #697f70

Analogous

  1. #70697f
  2. #7b697f
  3. #7f6978

Triadic

  1. #7b697f
  2. #7f7b69
  3. #697f7b

Tetradic

  1. #7b697f
  2. #7f696d
  3. #6d7f69
  4. #697f7b

Square

  1. #7b697f
  2. #7f7069
  3. #6d7f69
  4. #69787f

Monochromatic

  1. #2a242b
  2. #524655
  3. #7b697f
  4. #a091a4
  5. #c4bbc6

Shades

#7b697f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7b697f
  2. #6f5f72
  3. #625466
  4. #564a59
  5. #4a3f4c
  6. #3e3540
  7. #312a33
  8. #252026
  9. #191519
  10. #0c0b0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#7b697f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7b697f
  2. #88788c
  3. #958799
  4. #a396a5
  5. #b0a5b2
  6. #bdb4bf
  7. #cac3cc
  8. #d7d2d9
  9. #e5e1e5
  10. #f2f0f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7b697f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7b697f
  2. #7c6b7f
  3. #7c6e7f
  4. #7d707f
  5. #7d727f
  6. #7e7580
  7. #7e7780
  8. #7f7980
  9. #7f7b80
  10. #807e80
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #746d76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #676e80 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b707e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c6b70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f6c80 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #726d7f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b6a76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7b697f {
  color: #7b697f;
}
Background
.bg-7b697f {
  background-color: #7b697f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7b697f {
  border: 2px solid #7b697f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7b697f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 123 105 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 9% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7b697f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7b697f, #7f6978);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7b697f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(123 105 127 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 2.44 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.02 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 10.43 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 13.45 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 13.47 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 13.76 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 13.76 #849680 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#7b697f  rgb(123, 105, 127)  hsl(289, 9%, 45%)  Old Lavender
#6d7f69  rgb(109, 127, 105)  hsl(109, 9%, 45%)  Xanadu
#7f7b69  rgb(127, 123, 105)  hsl(49, 9%, 45%)  Battleship Gray
#697f7b  rgb(105, 127, 123)  hsl(169, 9%, 45%)  Xanadu