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#7D747C

#7d747c ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7d747c 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, 45.49% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.2% magenta, 0.8% yellow and 50.98% black. Its hue angle is 306.67°, with 3.73% saturation and 47.25% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 6.32.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1831

Complementary

  1. #7d747c
  2. #747d75

Split complementary

  1. #7d747c
  2. #777d74
  3. #747d79

Analogous

  1. #79747d
  2. #7d747c
  3. #7d7477

Triadic

  1. #7d747c
  2. #7c7d74
  3. #747c7d

Tetradic

  1. #7d747c
  2. #7d7574
  3. #747d75
  4. #747c7d

Square

  1. #7d747c
  2. #7d7974
  3. #747d75
  4. #74777d

Monochromatic

  1. #2e2a2d
  2. #554f55
  3. #7d747c
  4. #a29ba2
  5. #c7c3c7

Shades

#7d747c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7d747c
  2. #716870
  3. #645d63
  4. #585157
  5. #4b464a
  6. #3f3a3e
  7. #322e32
  8. #262325
  9. #191719
  10. #0d0c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#7d747c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7d747c
  2. #8a8289
  3. #979096
  4. #a49ea3
  5. #b1acb0
  6. #bebabe
  7. #cbc7cb
  8. #d8d5d8
  9. #e5e3e5
  10. #f2f1f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7d747c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7d747c
  2. #7d757c
  3. #7e767d
  4. #7e787d
  5. #7e797e
  6. #7f7a7e
  7. #7f7b7e
  8. #7f7c7f
  9. #7f7e7f
  10. #807f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #797679 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #74767c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #76777c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e7477 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #78757c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79767c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e7479 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7d747c {
  color: #7d747c;
}
Background
.bg-7d747c {
  background-color: #7d747c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7d747c {
  border: 2px solid #7d747c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7d747c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 125 116 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 307 4% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7d747c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7d747c, #7d7477);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7d747c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(125 116 124 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 6.32 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 6.72 #808080 Gray ΔE 7.82 #808080 Grey ΔE 7.82 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.72 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.72 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 9.58 #828b83 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#7d747c  rgb(125, 116, 124)  hsl(307, 4%, 47%)  Old Lavender
#747d75  rgb(116, 125, 117)  hsl(127, 4%, 47%)  Xanadu
#7c7d74  rgb(124, 125, 116)  hsl(67, 4%, 47%)  Battleship Gray
#747c7d  rgb(116, 124, 125)  hsl(187, 4%, 47%)  Gray