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#7D656D

#7d656d ≈ Old Lavender

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7d656d is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 49.02% red, 39.61% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.2% magenta, 12.8% yellow and 50.98% black. Its hue angle is 340°, with 10.62% saturation and 44.31% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 4.39.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1477

Complementary

  1. #7d656d
  2. #657d75

Split complementary

  1. #7d656d
  2. #657d69
  3. #65797d

Analogous

  1. #7d6579
  2. #7d656d
  3. #7d6965

Triadic

  1. #7d656d
  2. #6d7d65
  3. #656d7d

Tetradic

  1. #7d656d
  2. #7d7565
  3. #657d75
  4. #656d7d

Square

  1. #7d656d
  2. #797d65
  3. #657d75
  4. #69657d

Monochromatic

  1. #282123
  2. #534348
  3. #7d656d
  4. #a28c94
  5. #c4b7bb

Shades

#7d656d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7d656d
  2. #715b62
  3. #645157
  4. #58474c
  5. #4b3d41
  6. #3f3337
  7. #32282c
  8. #261e21
  9. #191416
  10. #0d0a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#7d656d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7d656d
  2. #8a747c
  3. #97848a
  4. #a49399
  5. #b1a3a7
  6. #beb2b6
  7. #cbc1c5
  8. #d8d1d3
  9. #e5e0e2
  10. #f2f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7d656d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7d656d
  2. #7d686f
  3. #7e6a71
  4. #7e6d73
  5. #7e7075
  6. #7f7377
  7. #7f7578
  8. #7f787a
  9. #7f7b7c
  10. #807d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #73696c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #67696d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d6d6c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #816468 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #71676d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #746a6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #80646a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7d656d {
  color: #7d656d;
}
Background
.bg-7d656d {
  background-color: #7d656d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7d656d {
  border: 2px solid #7d656d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7d656d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 125 101 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 340 11% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7d656d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7d656d, #7d6965);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7d656d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(125 101 109 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 4.39 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 7.82 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 9.38 #645452 Wenge ΔE 9.40 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.40 #674c47 Liver ΔE 11.15 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 12.08 #829a92 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#7d656d  rgb(125, 101, 109)  hsl(340, 11%, 44%)  Old Lavender
#657d75  rgb(101, 125, 117)  hsl(160, 11%, 44%)  Xanadu
#6d7d65  rgb(109, 125, 101)  hsl(100, 11%, 44%)  Xanadu
#656d7d  rgb(101, 109, 125)  hsl(220, 11%, 44%)  Slate Gray