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#656A67

#656a67 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#656a67 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 41.57% green and 40.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.83% yellow and 58.43% black. Its hue angle is 144°, with 2.42% saturation and 40.59% 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 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 3.64.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1405

Complementary

  1. #656a67
  2. #6a6568

Split complementary

  1. #656a67
  2. #6a656a
  3. #6a6566

Analogous

  1. #666a65
  2. #656a67
  3. #656a6a

Triadic

  1. #656a67
  2. #67656a
  3. #6a6765

Tetradic

  1. #656a67
  2. #65686a
  3. #6a6568
  4. #6a6765

Square

  1. #656a67
  2. #65666a
  3. #6a6568
  4. #6a6a65

Monochromatic

  1. #1a1c1b
  2. #404341
  3. #656a67
  4. #8b908d
  5. #b2b6b4

Shades

#656a67 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656a67
  2. #5b5f5d
  3. #515552
  4. #474a48
  5. #3d403e
  6. #333534
  7. #282a29
  8. #1e201f
  9. #141515
  10. #0a0b0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#656a67 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656a67
  2. #747976
  3. #848885
  4. #939795
  5. #a3a6a4
  6. #b2b5b3
  7. #c1c3c2
  8. #d1d2d1
  9. #e0e1e1
  10. #f0f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656a67 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656a67
  2. #686c6a
  3. #6a6e6c
  4. #6d716f
  5. #707371
  6. #737574
  7. #757776
  8. #787979
  9. #7b7c7b
  10. #7d7e7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #676968 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a6967 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #696867 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #646a69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #686967 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #676967 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #656a68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656a67 {
  color: #656a67;
}
Background
.bg-656a67 {
  background-color: #656a67;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656a67 {
  border: 2px solid #656a67;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656a67;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 106 103;
  --color-primary-hsl: 144 2% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656a67 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656a67, #656a6a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656a67 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 106 103 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 3.64 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 3.64 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 8.07 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 8.76 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.93 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.93 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 11.18 #9a9598 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#656a67  rgb(101, 106, 103)  hsl(144, 2%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#6a6568  rgb(106, 101, 104)  hsl(324, 2%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#67656a  rgb(103, 101, 106)  hsl(264, 2%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#6a6765  rgb(106, 103, 101)  hsl(24, 2%, 41%)  Dim Gray