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#846F73

#846f73 ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#846f73 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.76% red, 43.53% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.91% magenta, 12.88% yellow and 48.24% black. Its hue angle is 348.57°, with 8.64% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 6.16.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1751

Complementary

  1. #846f73
  2. #6f8480

Split complementary

  1. #846f73
  2. #6f8476
  3. #6f7e84

Analogous

  1. #846f7e
  2. #846f73
  3. #84766f

Triadic

  1. #846f73
  2. #73846f
  3. #6f7384

Tetradic

  1. #846f73
  2. #84806f
  3. #6f8480
  4. #6f7384

Square

  1. #846f73
  2. #7e846f
  3. #6f8480
  4. #766f84

Monochromatic

  1. #31292b
  2. #5a4c4f
  3. #846f73
  4. #a8989b
  5. #cbc1c3

Shades

#846f73 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #846f73
  2. #776468
  3. #6a595c
  4. #5c4e51
  5. #4f4345
  6. #42383a
  7. #352c2e
  8. #282123
  9. #1a1617
  10. #0d0b0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#846f73 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #846f73
  2. #907d81
  3. #9d8c8f
  4. #a99a9d
  5. #b5a9ab
  6. #c2b7b9
  7. #cec5c7
  8. #dad4d5
  9. #e6e2e3
  10. #f3f1f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#846f73 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #846f73
  2. #847174
  3. #837276
  4. #837477
  5. #827678
  6. #82787a
  7. #82797b
  8. #817b7c
  9. #817d7d
  10. #807e7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b7274 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #727273 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #767673 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #886e70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #797173 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c7373 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #876e71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-846f73 {
  color: #846f73;
}
Background
.bg-846f73 {
  background-color: #846f73;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-846f73 {
  border: 2px solid #846f73;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #846f73;
  --color-primary-rgb: 132 111 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 9% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-846f73 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #846f73, #84766f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-846f73 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(132 111 115 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 6.16 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 8.87 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 9.43 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.73 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 9.92 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 11.20 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 11.20 #7b908c Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#846f73  rgb(132, 111, 115)  hsl(349, 9%, 48%)  Old Lavender
#6f8480  rgb(111, 132, 128)  hsl(169, 9%, 48%)  Xanadu
#73846f  rgb(115, 132, 111)  hsl(109, 9%, 48%)  Xanadu
#6f7384  rgb(111, 115, 132)  hsl(229, 9%, 48%)  Slate Gray