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#7E656D

#7e656d ≈ Old Lavender

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7e656d is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 49.41% red, 39.61% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.84% magenta, 13.49% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 340.8°, with 11.01% saturation and 44.51% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 4.59.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1485

Complementary

  1. #7e656d
  2. #657e76

Split complementary

  1. #7e656d
  2. #657e6a
  3. #65797e

Analogous

  1. #7e6579
  2. #7e656d
  3. #7e6a65

Triadic

  1. #7e656d
  2. #6d7e65
  3. #656d7e

Tetradic

  1. #7e656d
  2. #7e7665
  3. #657e76
  4. #656d7e

Square

  1. #7e656d
  2. #797e65
  3. #657e76
  4. #6a657e

Monochromatic

  1. #292124
  2. #544348
  3. #7e656d
  4. #a38c94
  5. #c5b7bb

Shades

#7e656d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7e656d
  2. #715b62
  3. #655157
  4. #58474c
  5. #4c3d41
  6. #3f3337
  7. #32282c
  8. #261e21
  9. #191416
  10. #0d0a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#7e656d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7e656d
  2. #8b747c
  3. #98848a
  4. #a59399
  5. #b2a3a7
  6. #bfb2b6
  7. #cbc1c5
  8. #d8d1d3
  9. #e5e0e2
  10. #f2f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7e656d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7e656d
  2. #7e686f
  3. #7e6a71
  4. #7f6d73
  5. #7f7075
  6. #7f7377
  7. #7f7578
  8. #7f787a
  9. #807b7c
  10. #807d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #73696c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #68696d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d6d6c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #826468 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #71676d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #746a6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #81646a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7e656d {
  color: #7e656d;
}
Background
.bg-7e656d {
  background-color: #7e656d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7e656d {
  border: 2px solid #7e656d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7e656d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 126 101 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 341 11% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7e656d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7e656d, #7e6a65);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7e656d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(126 101 109 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 4.59 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 7.48 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 9.05 #645452 Wenge ΔE 9.59 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.25 #674c47 Liver ΔE 11.19 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 12.30 #819a92 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#7e656d  rgb(126, 101, 109)  hsl(341, 11%, 45%)  Old Lavender
#657e76  rgb(101, 126, 118)  hsl(161, 11%, 45%)  Xanadu
#6d7e65  rgb(109, 126, 101)  hsl(101, 11%, 45%)  Xanadu
#656d7e  rgb(101, 109, 126)  hsl(221, 11%, 45%)  Slate Gray