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#7B717A

#7b717a ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7b717a 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, 44.31% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.13% magenta, 0.81% yellow and 51.76% black. Its hue angle is 306°, with 4.24% saturation and 46.27% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 5.13.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1743

Complementary

  1. #7b717a
  2. #717b72

Split complementary

  1. #7b717a
  2. #757b71
  3. #717b77

Analogous

  1. #77717b
  2. #7b717a
  3. #7b7175

Triadic

  1. #7b717a
  2. #7a7b71
  3. #717a7b

Tetradic

  1. #7b717a
  2. #7b7271
  3. #717b72
  4. #717a7b

Square

  1. #7b717a
  2. #7b7771
  3. #717b72
  4. #71757b

Monochromatic

  1. #2b282b
  2. #534c52
  3. #7b717a
  4. #a098a0
  5. #c5c0c5

Shades

#7b717a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7b717a
  2. #6f666e
  3. #625a62
  4. #564f55
  5. #4a4449
  6. #3e393d
  7. #312d31
  8. #252225
  9. #191718
  10. #0c0b0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#7b717a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7b717a
  2. #887f87
  3. #958d95
  4. #a39ca2
  5. #b0aaaf
  6. #bdb8bd
  7. #cac6ca
  8. #d7d4d7
  9. #e5e3e4
  10. #f2f1f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7b717a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7b717a
  2. #7c737b
  3. #7c747b
  4. #7d767c
  5. #7d777c
  6. #7e797d
  7. #7e7a7e
  8. #7f7c7e
  9. #7f7d7f
  10. #807f7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #777376 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #71737a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #73747a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c7274 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #75727a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #76737a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c7176 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7b717a {
  color: #7b717a;
}
Background
.bg-7b717a {
  background-color: #7b717a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7b717a {
  border: 2px solid #7b717a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7b717a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 123 113 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 306 4% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7b717a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7b717a, #7b7175);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7b717a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(123 113 122 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 5.13 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.01 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.71 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.71 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.97 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.97 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.22 #848e85 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#7b717a  rgb(123, 113, 122)  hsl(306, 4%, 46%)  Old Lavender
#717b72  rgb(113, 123, 114)  hsl(126, 4%, 46%)  Xanadu
#7a7b71  rgb(122, 123, 113)  hsl(66, 4%, 46%)  Battleship Gray
#717a7b  rgb(113, 122, 123)  hsl(186, 4%, 46%)  Gray