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#7E666A

#7e666a ≈ Old Lavender

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7e666a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 49.41% red, 40% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.05% magenta, 15.87% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 350°, with 10.53% saturation and 44.71% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 5.89.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1498

Complementary

  1. #7e666a
  2. #667e7a

Split complementary

  1. #7e666a
  2. #667e6e
  3. #66767e

Analogous

  1. #7e6676
  2. #7e666a
  3. #7e6e66

Triadic

  1. #7e666a
  2. #6a7e66
  3. #666a7e

Tetradic

  1. #7e666a
  2. #7e7a66
  3. #667e7a
  4. #666a7e

Square

  1. #7e666a
  2. #767e66
  3. #667e7a
  4. #6e667e

Monochromatic

  1. #292223
  2. #544446
  3. #7e666a
  4. #a38d91
  5. #c5b8ba

Shades

#7e666a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7e666a
  2. #715c5f
  3. #655255
  4. #58474a
  5. #4c3d40
  6. #3f3335
  7. #32292a
  8. #261f20
  9. #191415
  10. #0d0a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#7e666a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7e666a
  2. #8b7579
  3. #988588
  4. #a59497
  5. #b2a3a6
  6. #bfb3b5
  7. #cbc2c3
  8. #d8d1d2
  9. #e5e0e1
  10. #f2f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7e666a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7e666a
  2. #7e696c
  3. #7e6b6e
  4. #7f6e71
  5. #7f7073
  6. #7f7375
  7. #7f7677
  8. #7f7879
  9. #807b7c
  10. #807d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #746a6b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #69696a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f6e6a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #836467 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #72686a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #756b6a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #816568 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7e666a {
  color: #7e666a;
}
Background
.bg-7e666a {
  background-color: #7e666a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7e666a {
  border: 2px solid #7e666a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7e666a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 126 102 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 11% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7e666a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7e666a, #7e6e66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7e666a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(126 102 106 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 5.89 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 8.40 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 8.74 #645452 Wenge ΔE 8.77 #674c47 Liver ΔE 10.47 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 11.01 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 11.53 #819995 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#7e666a  rgb(126, 102, 106)  hsl(350, 11%, 45%)  Old Lavender
#667e7a  rgb(102, 126, 122)  hsl(170, 11%, 45%)  Xanadu
#6a7e66  rgb(106, 126, 102)  hsl(110, 11%, 45%)  Xanadu
#666a7e  rgb(102, 106, 126)  hsl(230, 11%, 45%)  Old Lavender