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#74656D

#74656d ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#74656d is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 39.61% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.93% magenta, 6.03% yellow and 54.51% black. Its hue angle is 328°, with 6.91% saturation and 42.55% 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 3.91.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1412

Complementary

  1. #74656d
  2. #65746c

Split complementary

  1. #74656d
  2. #667465
  3. #657474

Analogous

  1. #746574
  2. #74656d
  3. #746566

Triadic

  1. #74656d
  2. #6d7465
  3. #656d74

Tetradic

  1. #74656d
  2. #746c65
  3. #65746c
  4. #656d74

Square

  1. #74656d
  2. #747465
  3. #65746c
  4. #656674

Monochromatic

  1. #221e20
  2. #4b4147
  3. #74656d
  4. #9a8b93
  5. #beb4b9

Shades

#74656d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #74656d
  2. #685b62
  3. #5d5157
  4. #51474c
  5. #463d41
  6. #3a3337
  7. #2e282c
  8. #231e21
  9. #171416
  10. #0c0a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#74656d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #74656d
  2. #82747c
  3. #90848a
  4. #9e9399
  5. #aca3a7
  6. #bab2b6
  7. #c7c1c5
  8. #d5d1d3
  9. #e3e0e2
  10. #f1f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#74656d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #74656d
  2. #75686f
  3. #766a71
  4. #786d73
  5. #797075
  6. #7a7377
  7. #7b7578
  8. #7c787a
  9. #7e7b7c
  10. #7f7d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e676b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #66686d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #696a6d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #766568 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c676d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e686d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #75656a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-74656d {
  color: #74656d;
}
Background
.bg-74656d {
  background-color: #74656d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-74656d {
  border: 2px solid #74656d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #74656d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 101 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 328 7% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-74656d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #74656d, #746566);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-74656d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 101 109 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 3.91 #645452 Wenge ΔE 8.20 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.11 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 9.11 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 11.19 #674c47 Liver ΔE 11.46 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 11.67 #8b9a92 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#74656d  rgb(116, 101, 109)  hsl(328, 7%, 43%)  Old Lavender
#65746c  rgb(101, 116, 108)  hsl(148, 7%, 43%)  Xanadu
#6d7465  rgb(109, 116, 101)  hsl(88, 7%, 43%)  Xanadu
#656d74  rgb(101, 109, 116)  hsl(208, 7%, 43%)  Dim Gray