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#7E6D6D

#7e6d6d ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7e6d6d is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 49.41% red, 42.75% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.49% magenta, 13.49% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 7.23% saturation and 46.08% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 7.56.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1648

Complementary

  1. #7e6d6d
  2. #6d7e7e

Split complementary

  1. #7e6d6d
  2. #6d7e76
  3. #6d767e

Analogous

  1. #7e6d76
  2. #7e6d6d
  3. #7e766d

Triadic

  1. #7e6d6d
  2. #6d7e6d
  3. #6d6d7e

Tetradic

  1. #7e6d6d
  2. #7e7e6d
  3. #6d7e7e
  4. #6d6d7e

Square

  1. #7e6d6d
  2. #767e6d
  3. #6d7e7e
  4. #766d7e

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2626
  2. #554a4a
  3. #7e6d6d
  4. #a39595
  5. #c6bebe

Shades

#7e6d6d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7e6d6d
  2. #716262
  3. #655757
  4. #584c4c
  5. #4c4141
  6. #3f3737
  7. #322c2c
  8. #262121
  9. #191616
  10. #0d0b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#7e6d6d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7e6d6d
  2. #8b7c7c
  3. #988a8a
  4. #a59999
  5. #b2a7a7
  6. #bfb6b6
  7. #cbc5c5
  8. #d8d3d3
  9. #e5e2e2
  10. #f2f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7e6d6d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7e6d6d
  2. #7e6f6f
  3. #7e7171
  4. #7f7373
  5. #7f7575
  6. #7f7777
  7. #7f7878
  8. #7f7a7a
  9. #807c7c
  10. #807e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #766f6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #706f6d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #74726d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #826c6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #766e6d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #78706d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #806c6d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7e6d6d {
  color: #7e6d6d;
}
Background
.bg-7e6d6d {
  background-color: #7e6d6d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7e6d6d {
  border: 2px solid #7e6d6d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7e6d6d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 126 109 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 7% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7e6d6d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7e6d6d, #7e766d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7e6d6d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(126 109 109 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 7.56 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.91 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.91 #645452 Wenge ΔE 9.51 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.96 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.28 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.28 #819292 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#7e6d6d  rgb(126, 109, 109)  hsl(0, 7%, 46%)  Old Lavender
#6d7e7e  rgb(109, 126, 126)  hsl(180, 7%, 46%)  Xanadu
#6d7e6d  rgb(109, 126, 109)  hsl(120, 7%, 46%)  Xanadu
#6d6d7e  rgb(109, 109, 126)  hsl(240, 7%, 46%)  Old Lavender