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#7C727B

#7c727b ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7c727b is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 48.63% red, 44.71% green and 48.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.06% magenta, 0.81% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 306°, with 4.2% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 5.35.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1775

Complementary

  1. #7c727b
  2. #727c73

Split complementary

  1. #7c727b
  2. #767c72
  3. #727c78

Analogous

  1. #78727c
  2. #7c727b
  3. #7c7276

Triadic

  1. #7c727b
  2. #7b7c72
  3. #727b7c

Tetradic

  1. #7c727b
  2. #7c7372
  3. #727c73
  4. #727b7c

Square

  1. #7c727b
  2. #7c7872
  3. #727c73
  4. #72767c

Monochromatic

  1. #2c292c
  2. #544d53
  3. #7c727b
  4. #a199a1
  5. #c6c1c6

Shades

#7c727b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7c727b
  2. #70676f
  3. #635b62
  4. #575056
  5. #4a444a
  6. #3e393e
  7. #322e31
  8. #252225
  9. #191719
  10. #0c0b0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#7c727b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7c727b
  2. #898088
  3. #968e95
  4. #a39ca3
  5. #b0aab0
  6. #beb9bd
  7. #cbc7ca
  8. #d8d5d7
  9. #e5e3e5
  10. #f2f1f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7c727b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7c727b
  2. #7c737c
  3. #7d757c
  4. #7d767d
  5. #7e787d
  6. #7e797e
  7. #7e7a7e
  8. #7f7c7f
  9. #7f7d7f
  10. #807f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #787477 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #72747b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #74757b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7d7375 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #76737b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #77747b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d7277 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7c727b {
  color: #7c727b;
}
Background
.bg-7c727b {
  background-color: #7c727b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7c727b {
  border: 2px solid #7c727b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7c727b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 124 114 123;
  --color-primary-hsl: 306 4% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7c727b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7c727b, #7c7276);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7c727b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(124 114 123 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 5.35 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.64 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.76 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.76 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.90 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.90 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.01 #838d84 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#7c727b  rgb(124, 114, 123)  hsl(306, 4%, 47%)  Old Lavender
#727c73  rgb(114, 124, 115)  hsl(126, 4%, 47%)  Xanadu
#7b7c72  rgb(123, 124, 114)  hsl(66, 4%, 47%)  Battleship Gray
#727b7c  rgb(114, 123, 124)  hsl(186, 4%, 47%)  Gray