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#656D76

#656d76 ≈ Dim Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#656d76 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 46.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.41% cyan, 7.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.73% black. Its hue angle is 211.76°, with 7.76% saturation and 42.94% 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 5.59.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1501

Complementary

  1. #656d76
  2. #766e65

Split complementary

  1. #656d76
  2. #766565
  3. #757665

Analogous

  1. #657576
  2. #656d76
  3. #656576

Triadic

  1. #656d76
  2. #76656d
  3. #6d7665

Tetradic

  1. #656d76
  2. #6e6576
  3. #766e65
  4. #6d7665

Square

  1. #656d76
  2. #766575
  3. #766e65
  4. #657665

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2124
  2. #42474d
  3. #656d76
  4. #8b939c
  5. #b5babf

Shades

#656d76 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d76
  2. #5b626a
  3. #51575e
  4. #474c53
  5. #3d4147
  6. #33373b
  7. #282c2f
  8. #1e2123
  9. #141618
  10. #0a0b0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d76 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d76
  2. #747c84
  3. #848a91
  4. #93999f
  5. #a3a7ad
  6. #b2b6bb
  7. #c1c5c8
  8. #d1d3d6
  9. #e0e2e4
  10. #f0f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d76 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d76
  2. #686f77
  3. #6a7178
  4. #6d7379
  5. #70757a
  6. #73777b
  7. #75787c
  8. #787a7d
  9. #7b7c7e
  10. #7d7e7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #696c70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a6d76 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #686b76 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #616f70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #686d76 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #676c76 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #636e72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d76 {
  color: #656d76;
}
Background
.bg-656d76 {
  background-color: #656d76;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d76 {
  border: 2px solid #656d76;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d76;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 118;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 8% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d76 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d76, #656576);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d76 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 118 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 5.59 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 5.59 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 7.98 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 7.98 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.63 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.63 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.08 #9a9289 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#656d76  rgb(101, 109, 118)  hsl(212, 8%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#766e65  rgb(118, 110, 101)  hsl(32, 8%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#76656d  rgb(118, 101, 109)  hsl(332, 8%, 43%)  Old Lavender
#6d7665  rgb(109, 118, 101)  hsl(92, 8%, 43%)  Xanadu