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#7C656D

#7c656d ≈ Old Lavender

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7c656d is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 48.63% red, 39.61% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.55% magenta, 12.1% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 339.13°, with 10.22% saturation and 44.12% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 4.2.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.147

Complementary

  1. #7c656d
  2. #657c74

Split complementary

  1. #7c656d
  2. #657c69
  3. #65797c

Analogous

  1. #7c6579
  2. #7c656d
  3. #7c6965

Triadic

  1. #7c656d
  2. #6d7c65
  3. #656d7c

Tetradic

  1. #7c656d
  2. #7c7465
  3. #657c74
  4. #656d7c

Square

  1. #7c656d
  2. #797c65
  3. #657c74
  4. #69657c

Monochromatic

  1. #282023
  2. #524348
  3. #7c656d
  4. #a18c94
  5. #c4b6bb

Shades

#7c656d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7c656d
  2. #705b62
  3. #635157
  4. #57474c
  5. #4a3d41
  6. #3e3337
  7. #32282c
  8. #251e21
  9. #191416
  10. #0c0a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#7c656d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7c656d
  2. #89747c
  3. #96848a
  4. #a39399
  5. #b0a3a7
  6. #beb2b6
  7. #cbc1c5
  8. #d8d1d3
  9. #e5e0e2
  10. #f2f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7c656d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7c656d
  2. #7c686f
  3. #7d6a71
  4. #7d6d73
  5. #7e7075
  6. #7e7377
  7. #7e7578
  8. #7f787a
  9. #7f7b7c
  10. #807d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #72696c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #67696d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c6c6c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #806468 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #70676d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #736a6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e656a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7c656d {
  color: #7c656d;
}
Background
.bg-7c656d {
  background-color: #7c656d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7c656d {
  border: 2px solid #7c656d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7c656d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 124 101 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 339 10% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7c656d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7c656d, #7c6965);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7c656d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(124 101 109 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 4.20 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 8.17 #645452 Wenge ΔE 9.21 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 9.71 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.56 #674c47 Liver ΔE 11.12 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 11.76 #839a92 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#7c656d  rgb(124, 101, 109)  hsl(339, 10%, 44%)  Old Lavender
#657c74  rgb(101, 124, 116)  hsl(159, 10%, 44%)  Xanadu
#6d7c65  rgb(109, 124, 101)  hsl(99, 10%, 44%)  Xanadu
#656d7c  rgb(101, 109, 124)  hsl(219, 10%, 44%)  Slate Gray