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#5B656D

#5b656d ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#5b656d is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 39.61% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.51% cyan, 7.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 206.67°, with 9% saturation and 39.22% 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 5.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 6.04.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1264

Complementary

  1. #5b656d
  2. #6d635b

Split complementary

  1. #5b656d
  2. #6d5b5c
  3. #6d6c5b

Analogous

  1. #5b6d6c
  2. #5b656d
  3. #5b5c6d

Triadic

  1. #5b656d
  2. #6d5b65
  3. #656d5b

Tetradic

  1. #5b656d
  2. #635b6d
  3. #6d635b
  4. #656d5b

Square

  1. #5b656d
  2. #6c5b6d
  3. #6d635b
  4. #5c6d5b

Monochromatic

  1. #15181a
  2. #383e43
  3. #5b656d
  4. #808b95
  5. #a9b1b8

Shades

#5b656d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5b656d
  2. #525b62
  3. #495157
  4. #40474c
  5. #373d41
  6. #2e3337
  7. #24282c
  8. #1b1e21
  9. #121416
  10. #090a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#5b656d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5b656d
  2. #6b747c
  3. #7c848a
  4. #8c9399
  5. #9da3a7
  6. #adb2b6
  7. #bdc1c5
  8. #ced1d3
  9. #dee0e2
  10. #eff0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5b656d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5b656d
  2. #5f686f
  3. #626a71
  4. #666d73
  5. #6a7075
  6. #6e7377
  7. #717578
  8. #75787a
  9. #797b7c
  10. #7c7d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #606467 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #62656d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f636d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #566767 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f656d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e646d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #58666a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5b656d {
  color: #5b656d;
}
Background
.bg-5b656d {
  background-color: #5b656d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5b656d {
  border: 2px solid #5b656d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5b656d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 101 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 9% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5b656d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5b656d, #5b5c6d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5b656d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 101 109 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.04 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.04 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 7.75 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.17 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 11.00 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 11.00 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 11.61 #a49a92 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#5b656d  rgb(91, 101, 109)  hsl(207, 9%, 39%)  Dim Gray
#6d635b  rgb(109, 99, 91)  hsl(27, 9%, 39%)  Dim Gray
#6d5b65  rgb(109, 91, 101)  hsl(327, 9%, 39%)  Old Lavender
#656d5b  rgb(101, 109, 91)  hsl(87, 9%, 39%)  Feldgrau