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#877373

#877373 ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#877373 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 45.1% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.81% magenta, 14.81% yellow and 47.06% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 8% saturation and 49.02% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 8.45.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1865

Complementary

  1. #877373
  2. #738787

Split complementary

  1. #877373
  2. #73877d
  3. #737d87

Analogous

  1. #87737d
  2. #877373
  3. #877d73

Triadic

  1. #877373
  2. #738773
  3. #737387

Tetradic

  1. #877373
  2. #878773
  3. #738787
  4. #737387

Square

  1. #877373
  2. #7d8773
  3. #738787
  4. #7d7387

Monochromatic

  1. #342d2d
  2. #5e5050
  3. #877373
  4. #ab9c9c
  5. #cec5c5

Shades

#877373 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #877373
  2. #7a6868
  3. #6c5c5c
  4. #5f5151
  5. #514545
  6. #443a3a
  7. #362e2e
  8. #292323
  9. #1b1717
  10. #0e0c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#877373 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #877373
  2. #938181
  3. #9f8f8f
  4. #ab9d9d
  5. #b7abab
  6. #c3b9b9
  7. #cfc7c7
  8. #dbd5d5
  9. #e7e3e3
  10. #f3f1f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#877373 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #877373
  2. #867474
  3. #867676
  4. #857777
  5. #847878
  6. #847a7a
  7. #837b7b
  8. #827c7c
  9. #817d7d
  10. #817f7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e7676 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #767673 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b7973 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8c7173 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d7573 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #807773 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a7273 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-877373 {
  color: #877373;
}
Background
.bg-877373 {
  background-color: #877373;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-877373 {
  border: 2px solid #877373;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #877373;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 115 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 8% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-877373 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #877373, #877d73);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-877373 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 115 115 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 8.45 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.51 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.78 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 9.89 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 9.99 #808080 Gray ΔE 10.02 #808080 Grey ΔE 10.02 #788c8c Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#877373  rgb(135, 115, 115)  hsl(0, 8%, 49%)  Old Lavender
#738787  rgb(115, 135, 135)  hsl(180, 8%, 49%)  Xanadu
#738773  rgb(115, 135, 115)  hsl(120, 8%, 49%)  Xanadu
#737387  rgb(115, 115, 135)  hsl(240, 8%, 49%)  Old Lavender