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#7D737D

#7d737d ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7d737d is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 49.02% red, 45.1% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.98% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 4.17% saturation and 47.06% 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. Black 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.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.181

Complementary

  1. #7d737d
  2. #737d73

Split complementary

  1. #7d737d
  2. #787d73
  3. #737d78

Analogous

  1. #78737d
  2. #7d737d
  3. #7d7378

Triadic

  1. #7d737d
  2. #7d7d73
  3. #737d7d

Tetradic

  1. #7d737d
  2. #7d7373
  3. #737d73
  4. #737d7d

Square

  1. #7d737d
  2. #7d7873
  3. #737d73
  4. #73787d

Monochromatic

  1. #2d2a2d
  2. #554e55
  3. #7d737d
  4. #a29aa2
  5. #c7c2c7

Shades

#7d737d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7d737d
  2. #716871
  3. #645c64
  4. #585158
  5. #4b454b
  6. #3f3a3f
  7. #322e32
  8. #262326
  9. #191719
  10. #0d0c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#7d737d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7d737d
  2. #8a818a
  3. #978f97
  4. #a49da4
  5. #b1abb1
  6. #beb9be
  7. #cbc7cb
  8. #d8d5d8
  9. #e5e3e5
  10. #f2f1f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7d737d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7d737d
  2. #7d747d
  3. #7e767e
  4. #7e777e
  5. #7e787e
  6. #7f7a7f
  7. #7f7b7f
  8. #7f7c7f
  9. #7f7d7f
  10. #807f80
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #797579 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #72757d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #74767d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e7476 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #77747d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #78757d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d7379 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7d737d {
  color: #7d737d;
}
Background
.bg-7d737d {
  background-color: #7d737d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7d737d {
  border: 2px solid #7d737d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7d737d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 125 115 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 4% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7d737d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7d737d, #7d7378);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7d737d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(125 115 125 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 5.35 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.44 #808080 Gray ΔE 8.84 #808080 Grey ΔE 8.84 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.41 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 9.41 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.59 #828c82 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#7d737d  rgb(125, 115, 125)  hsl(300, 4%, 47%)  Old Lavender
#737d73  rgb(115, 125, 115)  hsl(120, 4%, 47%)  Xanadu
#7d7d73  rgb(125, 125, 115)  hsl(60, 4%, 47%)  Battleship Gray
#737d7d  rgb(115, 125, 125)  hsl(180, 4%, 47%)  Gray