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#837070

#837070 ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#837070 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 43.92% green and 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.5% magenta, 14.5% yellow and 48.63% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 7.82% saturation and 47.65% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 7.89.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1758

Complementary

  1. #837070
  2. #708383

Split complementary

  1. #837070
  2. #70837a
  3. #707a83

Analogous

  1. #83707a
  2. #837070
  3. #837a70

Triadic

  1. #837070
  2. #708370
  3. #707083

Tetradic

  1. #837070
  2. #838370
  3. #708383
  4. #707083

Square

  1. #837070
  2. #7a8370
  3. #708383
  4. #7a7083

Monochromatic

  1. #312929
  2. #5a4d4d
  3. #837070
  4. #a79898
  5. #cac2c2

Shades

#837070 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #837070
  2. #766565
  3. #695a5a
  4. #5c4e4e
  5. #4f4343
  6. #423838
  7. #342d2d
  8. #272222
  9. #1a1616
  10. #0d0b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#837070 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #837070
  2. #8f7e7e
  3. #9c8d8d
  4. #a89b9b
  5. #b5a9a9
  6. #c1b8b8
  7. #cdc6c6
  8. #dad4d4
  9. #e6e2e2
  10. #f3f1f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#837070 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #837070
  2. #837272
  3. #827373
  4. #827575
  5. #827676
  6. #827878
  7. #817a7a
  8. #817b7b
  9. #817d7d
  10. #807e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a7373 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #737270 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #777670 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #876e70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a7170 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c7370 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #866f70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-837070 {
  color: #837070;
}
Background
.bg-837070 {
  background-color: #837070;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-837070 {
  border: 2px solid #837070;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #837070;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 112 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 8% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-837070 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #837070, #837a70);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-837070 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 112 112 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 7.89 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.22 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 10.10 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.15 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.15 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.20 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.20 #7c8f8f Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#837070  rgb(131, 112, 112)  hsl(0, 8%, 48%)  Old Lavender
#708383  rgb(112, 131, 131)  hsl(180, 8%, 48%)  Xanadu
#708370  rgb(112, 131, 112)  hsl(120, 8%, 48%)  Xanadu
#707083  rgb(112, 112, 131)  hsl(240, 8%, 48%)  Old Lavender