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#5A656D

#5a656d ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#5a656d is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.29% red, 39.61% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.43% cyan, 7.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 205.26°, with 9.55% saturation and 39.02% 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 5.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 6.33.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1259

Complementary

  1. #5a656d
  2. #6d625a

Split complementary

  1. #5a656d
  2. #6d5a5c
  3. #6d6c5a

Analogous

  1. #5a6d6c
  2. #5a656d
  3. #5a5c6d

Triadic

  1. #5a656d
  2. #6d5a65
  3. #656d5a

Tetradic

  1. #5a656d
  2. #625a6d
  3. #6d625a
  4. #656d5a

Square

  1. #5a656d
  2. #6c5a6d
  3. #6d625a
  4. #5c6d5a

Monochromatic

  1. #151719
  2. #373e43
  3. #5a656d
  4. #7f8c95
  5. #a8b1b8

Shades

#5a656d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5a656d
  2. #515b62
  3. #485157
  4. #3f474c
  5. #363d41
  6. #2d3337
  7. #24282c
  8. #1b1e21
  9. #121416
  10. #090a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#5a656d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5a656d
  2. #6b747c
  3. #7b848a
  4. #8c9399
  5. #9ca3a7
  6. #adb2b6
  7. #bdc1c5
  8. #ced1d3
  9. #dee0e2
  10. #eff0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5a656d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5a656d
  2. #5e686f
  3. #626a71
  4. #656d73
  5. #697075
  6. #6d7377
  7. #717578
  8. #75787a
  9. #787b7c
  10. #7c7d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #606467 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #62656d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f626d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #556767 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f656d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d636d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #57666a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5a656d {
  color: #5a656d;
}
Background
.bg-5a656d {
  background-color: #5a656d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5a656d {
  border: 2px solid #5a656d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5a656d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 90 101 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 10% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5a656d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5a656d, #5a5c6d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5a656d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(90 101 109 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.33 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.33 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 7.91 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.07 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 11.05 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 11.05 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 11.48 #a59a92 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#5a656d  rgb(90, 101, 109)  hsl(205, 10%, 39%)  Dim Gray
#6d625a  rgb(109, 98, 90)  hsl(25, 10%, 39%)  Umber
#6d5a65  rgb(109, 90, 101)  hsl(325, 10%, 39%)  Old Lavender
#656d5a  rgb(101, 109, 90)  hsl(85, 10%, 39%)  Feldgrau