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#7B656D

#7b656d ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7b656d is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 48.24% red, 39.61% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.89% magenta, 11.38% yellow and 51.76% black. Its hue angle is 338.18°, with 9.82% saturation and 43.92% 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 5.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 4.04.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1462

Complementary

  1. #7b656d
  2. #657b73

Split complementary

  1. #7b656d
  2. #657b68
  3. #65787b

Analogous

  1. #7b6578
  2. #7b656d
  3. #7b6865

Triadic

  1. #7b656d
  2. #6d7b65
  3. #656d7b

Tetradic

  1. #7b656d
  2. #7b7365
  3. #657b73
  4. #656d7b

Square

  1. #7b656d
  2. #787b65
  3. #657b73
  4. #68657b

Monochromatic

  1. #272023
  2. #514348
  3. #7b656d
  4. #a18c93
  5. #c3b6bb

Shades

#7b656d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7b656d
  2. #6f5b62
  3. #625157
  4. #56474c
  5. #4a3d41
  6. #3e3337
  7. #31282c
  8. #251e21
  9. #191416
  10. #0c0a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#7b656d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7b656d
  2. #88747c
  3. #95848a
  4. #a39399
  5. #b0a3a7
  6. #bdb2b6
  7. #cac1c5
  8. #d7d1d3
  9. #e5e0e2
  10. #f2f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7b656d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7b656d
  2. #7c686f
  3. #7c6a71
  4. #7d6d73
  5. #7d7075
  6. #7e7377
  7. #7e7578
  8. #7f787a
  9. #7f7b7c
  10. #807d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #72686c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #67696d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c6c6c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f6468 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #70676d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #72696d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d656a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7b656d {
  color: #7b656d;
}
Background
.bg-7b656d {
  background-color: #7b656d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7b656d {
  border: 2px solid #7b656d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7b656d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 123 101 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 338 10% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7b656d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7b656d, #7b6865);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7b656d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(123 101 109 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 4.04 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 8.53 #645452 Wenge ΔE 9.04 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 10.05 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.74 #674c47 Liver ΔE 11.11 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 11.44 #849a92 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#7b656d  rgb(123, 101, 109)  hsl(338, 10%, 44%)  Old Lavender
#657b73  rgb(101, 123, 115)  hsl(158, 10%, 44%)  Xanadu
#6d7b65  rgb(109, 123, 101)  hsl(98, 10%, 44%)  Xanadu
#656d7b  rgb(101, 109, 123)  hsl(218, 10%, 44%)  Dim Gray