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#79656D

#79656d ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#79656d is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 39.61% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.53% magenta, 9.92% yellow and 52.55% black. Its hue angle is 336°, with 9.01% saturation and 43.53% 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 3.8.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1448

Complementary

  1. #79656d
  2. #657971

Split complementary

  1. #79656d
  2. #657967
  3. #657779

Analogous

  1. #796577
  2. #79656d
  3. #796765

Triadic

  1. #79656d
  2. #6d7965
  3. #656d79

Tetradic

  1. #79656d
  2. #797165
  3. #657971
  4. #656d79

Square

  1. #79656d
  2. #777965
  3. #657971
  4. #676579

Monochromatic

  1. #261f22
  2. #4f4247
  3. #79656d
  4. #9f8c93
  5. #c2b5ba

Shades

#79656d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79656d
  2. #6d5b62
  3. #615157
  4. #55474c
  5. #493d41
  6. #3d3337
  7. #30282c
  8. #241e21
  9. #181416
  10. #0c0a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#79656d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79656d
  2. #86747c
  3. #94848a
  4. #a19399
  5. #afa3a7
  6. #bcb2b6
  7. #c9c1c5
  8. #d7d1d3
  9. #e4e0e2
  10. #f2f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79656d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79656d
  2. #7a686f
  3. #7a6a71
  4. #7b6d73
  5. #7c7075
  6. #7d7377
  7. #7d7578
  8. #7e787a
  9. #7f7b7c
  10. #7f7d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #70686b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #67686d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b6b6d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c6468 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e676d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #71696d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b656a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79656d {
  color: #79656d;
}
Background
.bg-79656d {
  background-color: #79656d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-79656d {
  border: 2px solid #79656d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79656d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 101 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 336 9% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79656d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79656d, #796765);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79656d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 101 109 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 3.80 #645452 Wenge ΔE 8.72 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 9.26 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 10.75 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.79 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.79 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 11.12 #869a92 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#79656d  rgb(121, 101, 109)  hsl(336, 9%, 44%)  Old Lavender
#657971  rgb(101, 121, 113)  hsl(156, 9%, 44%)  Xanadu
#6d7965  rgb(109, 121, 101)  hsl(96, 9%, 44%)  Xanadu
#656d79  rgb(101, 109, 121)  hsl(216, 9%, 44%)  Dim Gray