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#656D64

#656d64 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#656d64 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, 42.75% green and 39.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.26% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 113.33°, with 4.31% saturation and 40.98% 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 5.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 7.08.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1462

Complementary

  1. #656d64
  2. #6c646d

Split complementary

  1. #656d64
  2. #67646d
  3. #6d646a

Analogous

  1. #6a6d64
  2. #656d64
  3. #646d67

Triadic

  1. #656d64
  2. #64656d
  3. #6d6465

Tetradic

  1. #656d64
  2. #646d6c
  3. #6c646d
  4. #6d6465

Square

  1. #656d64
  2. #646a6d
  3. #6c646d
  4. #6d6764

Monochromatic

  1. #1b1d1b
  2. #40453f
  3. #656d64
  4. #8b948a
  5. #b3b8b2

Shades

#656d64 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d64
  2. #5b625a
  3. #515750
  4. #474c46
  5. #3d413c
  6. #333732
  7. #282c28
  8. #1e211e
  9. #141614
  10. #0a0b0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d64 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d64
  2. #747c74
  3. #848a83
  4. #939993
  5. #a3a7a2
  6. #b2b6b2
  7. #c1c5c1
  8. #d1d3d1
  9. #e0e2e0
  10. #f0f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d64 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d64
  2. #686f67
  3. #6a716a
  4. #6d736c
  5. #70756f
  6. #737772
  7. #757875
  8. #787a78
  9. #7b7c7a
  10. #7d7e7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #686c68 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e6b64 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c6a64 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #656c6a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a6c64 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #696b64 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #656d68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d64 {
  color: #656d64;
}
Background
.bg-656d64 {
  background-color: #656d64;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d64 {
  border: 2px solid #656d64;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d64;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 100;
  --color-primary-hsl: 113 4% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d64 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d64, #646d67);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d64 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 100 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.08 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.08 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 7.45 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.20 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.64 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.01 #808080 Grey ΔE 11.01 #9a929b Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#656d64  rgb(101, 109, 100)  hsl(113, 4%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#6c646d  rgb(108, 100, 109)  hsl(293, 4%, 41%)  Old Lavender
#64656d  rgb(100, 101, 109)  hsl(233, 4%, 41%)  Dim Gray
#6d6465  rgb(109, 100, 101)  hsl(353, 4%, 41%)  Dim Gray